Japan shares better at close of trade Nikkei 225 up .34%

Investing.com – Japan equities were being increased at the shut on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares greater.

At the near in Tokyo, the acquired .34%.

The greatest gainers of the session on the ended up Nippon Yusen K.K (T:), which rose 3.65% or 180. points to trade at 5110. at the shut. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:) extra 3.49% or 79. details to close at 2340. and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:) was up 3.40% or 192. factors to 5839. in late trade.

Most significant losers provided Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:), which lost 7.02% or 755. factors to trade at 10000. in late trade. NH Foodstuff Ltd (T:) declined 3.54% or 160. details to close at 4365. and Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:) shed 2.44% or 11. points to 440..

Declining shares outnumbered climbing types by 1751 to 1699 and 291 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Trade.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged % to 19.73.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for July shipping and delivery was down .53% or .37 to $69.59 a barrel. In the meantime, Brent oil for shipping in August fell .55% or .40 to strike $71.82 a barrel, when the August Gold Futures agreement fell .77% or 14.55 to trade at $1880.95 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down .08% to 109.52, whilst EUR/JPY fell .23% to 133.18.

The US Greenback Index Futures was up .15% at 90.257.