Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.73%

Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.73%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the rose 0.73%.

The best performers of the session on the were Advantest Corp. (T:), which rose 7.33% or 670.0 points to trade at 9810.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:) added 5.81% or 540.0 points to end at 9840.0 and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:) was up 5.76% or 34.2 points to 627.9 in late trade.