Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 2.06% By Investing.com
© Reuters. Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 2.06%
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 2.06%.
The best performers of the session on the were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:), which rose 10.99% or 830.0 points to trade at 8380.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Yusen K.K (T:) added 8.06% or 820.0 points to end at 10990.0 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:) was up 6.70% or 620.0 points to 9870.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:), which fell 0.46% or 95.0 points to trade at 20525.0 at the close. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:) declined 0.26% or 8.0 points to end at 3076.0 and Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:) was up 0.16% or 3.0 points to 1879.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3319 to 327 and 135 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:) rose to 5-year highs; up 10.99% or 830.0 to 8380.0. Shares in Nippon Yusen K.K (T:) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 8.06% or 820.0 to 10990.0. Shares in Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 6.70% or 620.0 to 9870.0.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 23.45 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.01% or 0.01 to $73.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.21% or 0.16 to hit $77.41 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 4.00 to trade at $1753.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 110.49, while EUR/JPY rose 0.19% to 129.70.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 93.138.
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