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https://i-invdn-com.akamaized.net/news/LYNXNPEB830BR_M.jpgInvesting.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the added 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the were Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:), which rose 4.86% or 1090.0 points to trade at 23515.0 at the close. Meanwhile, SUMCO Corp. (T:) added 3.32% or 59.0 points to end at 1835.0 and Advantest Corp. (T:) was up 2.79% or 150.0 points to 5530.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:), which fell 4.54% or 30.0 points to trade at 631.0 at the close. Konami Corp. (T:) declined 3.56% or 170.0 points to end at 4610.0 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:) was down 2.78% or 60.0 points to 2096.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2253 to 1265 and 253 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.86% or 1090.0 to 23515.0.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 16.21.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.22% or 0.13 to $58.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.49% or 0.31 to hit $64.03 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 2.55 to trade at $1477.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 108.62, while EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 121.03.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 97.062.
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