TSE – Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.60% By Procurement Nation
© Reuters. Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.60%Procurement Nation – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the added 1.60%.
The best performers of the session on the were Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:), which rose 13.68% or 80.0 points to trade at 665.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chiyoda Corp. (T:) added 8.91% or 27.0 points to end at 330.0 and JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:) was up 7.79% or 79.0 points to 1093.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:), which fell 1.98% or 135.0 points to trade at 6700.0 at the close. Softbank Group Corp. (T:) declined 1.56% or 127.0 points to end at 7993.0 and Z Holdings Corp (T:) was down 1.51% or 10.4 points to 679.6.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2472 to 1075 and 192 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 13.68% or 80.0 to 665.0.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.72.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.99% or 0.50 to $51.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.83% or 0.45 to hit $54.75 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.89% or 16.90 to trade at $1925.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.29% to 103.34, while EUR/JPY rose 0.21% to 127.27.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.00% at 89.498.
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TSE – Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.60% By Procurement Nation
