Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 2.64% By Investing.com
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 2.64%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the gained 2.64%.
The best performers of the session on the were JGC Corp. (TYO:), which rose 20.48% or 300.00 points to trade at 1,765.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) added 16.78% or 100.00 points to end at 696.00 and Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was up 15.07% or 74.00 points to 565.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 13.85% or 186.00 points to trade at 1,157.00 at the close. Secom Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 11.21% or 1,046.00 points to end at 8,286.00 and Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:) was down 8.87% or 43.00 points to 442.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2892 to 737 and 144 ended unchanged.
Shares in JGC Corp. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 20.48% or 300.00 to 1,765.00. Shares in Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 5-year lows; falling 13.85% or 186.00 to 1,157.00. Shares in Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 15.07% or 74.00 to 565.00. Shares in Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.87% or 43.00 to 442.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.18% to 29.50.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.99% or 1.05 to $107.18 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.27% or 1.36 to hit $108.81 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 2.75 to trade at $1,827.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.34% to 128.76, while EUR/JPY rose 0.62% to 134.01.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 104.58.
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