Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.43%
Investing.com
Published Jul 18, 2018 04:35AM ET
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.43%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Textile, Marine Transport and Railway & Bus sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.43% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which rose 3.13% or 105.0 points to trade at 3455.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) added 3.12% or 76.0 points to end at 2512.0 and Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (T:7272) was up 2.87% or 84.0 points to 3015.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681), which fell 3.89% or 37.0 points to trade at 915.0 at the close. Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) declined 3.64% or 110.5 points to end at 2924.5 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was down 3.45% or 74.0 points to 2070.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2327 to 1032 and 220 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.89% or 37.0 to 915.0. Shares in Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) rose to all time highs; rising 3.12% or 76.0 to 2512.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.24% to 16.39.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.80% or 0.54 to $66.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.04% or 0.75 to hit $71.41 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.46% or 5.60 to trade at $1221.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 113.06, while EUR/JPY fell 0.30% to 131.25.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 95.15.
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