Tokyo stocks ended the session in positive territory on Thursday, driven in part by gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors.
At the market close, the Nikkei 225 had added 0.11%.
Top performers
- Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7911) jumped 15.65% - up 621.00 points to finish at 4,588.00.
- Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) rose 7.51% - gaining 355.00 points to close at 5,084.00.
- Kioxia Holdings Corp (TYO:285A) advanced 7.01% - up 4,940.00 points to 75,440.00 in late trade.
Lagging names
- Archion Corp (TYO:543A) fell 6.10% - down 18.00 points to 277.00 at the close.
- Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) declined 4.09% - slipping 58.00 points to end at 1,360.50.
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) was down 3.85% - a loss of 110.00 points to 2,749.50.
Market breadth was skewed to the downside, with 2,345 issues declining versus 1,161 advancing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange; 257 stocks finished unchanged.
Shares in Archion Corp (TYO:543A) moved to 5-year lows, falling 6.10% or 18.00 to 277.00.
The Nikkei Volatility index - which measures implied volatility in Nikkei 225 options - climbed 16.42% to 38.01, marking a one-month high.
Commodities and currencies
In commodity markets, crude oil for July delivery rose 0.31% - up 0.28 to $90.31 a barrel. Brent oil for August delivery increased 0.17% - up 0.16 to $93.26 a barrel. The August Gold Futures contract declined 0.40% - down 16.60 to trade at $4,116.70 a troy ounce.
On the currency front, USD/JPY was up 0.01% at 160.56, while EUR/JPY rose 0.07% to 185.32. The US Dollar Index Futures was higher by 0.06% at 100.00.
Contextual note
The session combined outsized moves in several individual stocks with a broader market that registered more decliners than advancers. Implied volatility in Nikkei options rose sharply even as the headline index posted a modest gain.