Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.42%
Investing.com
Published Feb 10, 2022 02:35AM ET
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.42%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Marine Transport and Precision Instruments sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803), which rose 8.64% or 54.0 points to trade at 679.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kajima Corp. (T:1812) added 7.18% or 98.0 points to end at 1462.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) was up 6.77% or 409.0 points to 6453.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064), which fell 12.07% or 300.0 points to trade at 2185.0 at the close. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) declined 5.50% or 21.0 points to end at 361.0 and Terumo Corp. (T:4543) was down 4.84% or 203.0 points to 3989.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2390 to 1164 and 235 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) fell to 52-week lows; falling 12.07% or 300.0 to 2185.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.17% to 21.91.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.02% or 0.02 to $89.68 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.09% or 0.08 to hit $91.47 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $1836.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 115.61, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 132.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 95.550.
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