Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Steel, Mining and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.26%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Trend Micro Inc. (TYO:4704), which rose 16.05% or 1,502.00 points to trade at 10,860.00 at the close. Meanwhile, M3 Inc (TYO:2413) added 8.80% or 146.00 points to end at 1,805.00 and Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:3402) was up 8.31% or 78.30 points to 1,020.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JGC Corp. (TYO:1963), which fell 14.16% or 196.00 points to trade at 1,188.00 at the close. Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843) declined 8.35% or 1,510.00 points to end at 16,575.00 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) was down 5.72% or 445.00 points to 7,340.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2511 to 1128 and 232 ended unchanged.
Shares in Trend Micro Inc. (TYO:4704) rose to 5-year highs; up 16.05% or 1,502.00 to 10,860.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.40% to 21.01.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.02% or 0.73 to $70.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 1.00% or 0.75 to hit $74.43 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.47% or 13.69 to trade at $2,942.39 a troy ounce.
