Japan stocks up; Nikkei 225 up 0.08% at close By Investing.com

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and other sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, Japan, it was up 0.08%.

The best performers of the session were Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance (Tokyo Marine Holdings) (TYO: ), which rose 2.61% or 200.00 points to trade at 7,859.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO: ) added 2.60% or 10.00 points to end at 394.00 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO: ) added 2.60% or 75.00 points to end at 2,955.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Metal Mining (TYO: ), which lost 6.00% or 273.00 points to trade at 4,274.00. Shiono Yoshi (TYO: ) fell 5.57% or 378.00 points to end at 6,408.00 and Hitachi Construction Machinery (TYO: ) lost 5.30% or 167.00 points to end at 2,983.00.

On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, 2,089 stocks rose, outnumbering stocks that closed lower – 1,376, while 276 stocks remained unchanged and remained unchanged.

Shares in Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance (Tokyo Marine Holdings) (TYO: ) rose to all-time highs, rising 2.61% or 200.00 to 7,859.00. Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO: ) shares rose to three-year highs; rising 2.60% or 75.00 to 2,955.00.

A measure of implied volatility for options on the Nikkei 225 rose 0.88% to 24.21.

WTI crude oil futures August options contract prices fell 1.91% or 2.03 points to hit $104.16. Elsewhere in futures, Brent crude oil futures for August delivery in London fell 1.70% (1.90 points) to trade at $109.84, while August gold futures fell 0.10% (1.85) to trade at $1,836.55.

USD/JPY was down 0.52% at 135.55, while EUR/JPY was down 0.99% at 142.54.

U.S. dollar index futures were up 0.35% at 104.35.