Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.81% By Investing.com – Investing.com UK

Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.81% By Investing.com – Investing.com UK

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 rose 1.81%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the were Fanuc Corp. (T:), which rose 5.62% or 1305.0 points to trade at 24525.0 at the close. Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:) added 5.44% or 265.0 points to end at 5140.0 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (T:) was up 5.07% or 150.0 points to 3110.0 in late trade.