The Nikkei 225 index rose 0.82% on Thursday and closed at a historic high of 40,913.65 points. Meanwhile, the Topix index closed up 0.9% on Thursday at 2,898.47 points, exceeding the historical high set in December 1989.

Japanese stock market closed lower, driven by declines in industries such as transportation, shipping, and warehousing.

The Nikkei 225 rose as much as 1 percent to a new all-time high of 41,133 before giving back some of its gains。Broader TOPIX Index Up 0.5%, a record high。

Japanese stocks fell at the close of trading on March 12, with declines in the shipbuilding, mining and banking sectors driving the overall market downward。Nikkei 225 down 0 at Tokyo close.05%。

Japanese stocks ushered in a wave of strong gains in early trading Monday, rising as high as 0.8%, at one point soaring to 40,308.0 points, breaking the 40,000-point mark for the first time to a record high。