Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.25% By Investing.com – Canada Boosts

Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.25%

© Reuters. Japan shares larger at shut of commerce; Nikkei 225 up 0.25%

Investing.com – Japan shares had been larger after the shut on Wednesday, as positive aspects within the , and sectors led shares larger.

On the shut in Tokyo, the gained 0.25%.

The very best performers of the session on the had been Advantest Corp. (TYO:), which rose 5.59% or 245.00 factors to commerce at 4,629.00 on the shut. In the meantime, Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:) added 4.71% or 1,100.00 factors to finish at 24,445.00 and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:) was up 4.28% or 25.00 factors to 609.00 in late commerce.

The worst performers of the session had been Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 4.12% or 128.00 factors to commerce at 2,982.00 on the shut. Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 3.72% or 200.00 factors to finish at 5,175.00 and Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:) was down 3.66% or 815.00 factors to 21,435.00.

Falling shares outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Inventory Alternate by 1851 to 1753 and 270 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.71% or 1,100.00 to 24,445.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 choices, was down 7.66% to 18.21.

Crude oil for January supply was down 0.48% or 0.33 to $68.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities buying and selling, Brent oil for supply in February fell 0.49% or 0.36 to hit $72.88 a barrel, whereas the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 4.85 to commerce at $1,988.35 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.23% to 145.77, whereas EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 157.16.

The US Greenback Index Futures was up 0.07% at 103.54.

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