Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the added 2.15%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the were Mercari Inc (TYO:), which rose 6.51% or 166.00 points to trade at 2,717.50 at the close. Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) added 6.36% or 264.00 points to end at 4,418.00 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:) was up 6.16% or 534.00 points to 9,208.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mitsubishi Electric Corp (TYO:), which lost 2.27% or 52.00 points to trade at 2,238.00 in late trade. Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (TYO:) declined 0.74% or 28.00 points to end at 3,766.00 and Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:) shed 0.68% or 22.00 points to 3,230.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2899 to 720 and 240 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.50%…
