Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Paper&Pulp, Railway&Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.38% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519), which rose 3.89% or 300.0 points to trade at 8020.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Sony Financial Holdings Inc. (T:8729) added 3.38% or 78.0 points to end at 2388.0 and Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2503) was up 3.21% or 71.0 points to 2281.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which fell 8.04% or 25.0 points to trade at 286.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 2.97% or 44.0 points to end at 1435.0 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) was down 2.94% or 56.0 points to 1851.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2632 to 874 and 233 ended unchanged.
Shares in Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) rose to all time highs; rising 3.89% or 300.0 to 8020.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 16.79.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.21% or 0.12 to $58.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.14% or 0.09 to hit $63.69 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.91% or 13.75 to trade at $1502.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.35% to 108.06, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 119.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 98.055.
