Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.06%
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.06%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Shipbuilding and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.06% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012), which rose 5.57% or 241.00 points to trade at 4,565.00 at the close. Meanwhile, GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO:6674) added 5.29% or 150.00 points to end at 2,984.00 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) was up 4.86% or 141.00 points to 3,043.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920), which fell 3.74% or 1,550.00 points to trade at 39,890.00 at the close. TDK Corp (TYO:6762) declined 3.55% or 291.00 points to end at 7,907.00 and Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO:6723) was down 3.09% or 85.00 points to 2,668.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2621 to 1042 and 219 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.57% or 241.00 to 4,565.00. Shares in GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO:6674) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.29% or 150.00 to 2,984.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.16% to 20.98.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.37% or 0.29 to $78.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.34% or 0.28 to hit $82.32 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.37% or 7.95 to trade at $2,133.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 149.91, while EUR/JPY fell 0.09% to 162.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 103.72.
