Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.88% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098), which rose 6.43% or 543.00 points to trade at 8,988.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201) added 5.95% or 21.40 points to end at 380.80 and Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205) was up 5.69% or 25.60 points to 475.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bandai Namco Holdings Inc (TYO:7832), which fell 2.96% or 138.00 points to trade at 4,525.00 at the close. Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) declined 1.78% or 7.10 points to end at 392.50 and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:5232) was down 1.71% or 67.00 points to 3,844.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2151 to 1399 and 290 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.93% to 23.20.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.76% or 1.09 to $62.93 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.62% or 1.04 to hit $65.36 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.73% or 24.31 to trade at $3,298.09 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.44% to 145.44, while EUR/JPY rose 0.31% to 164.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 99.96.
Source: Investing.com
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