Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.42%
2022.05.17 10:42
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.42%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Warehousing, Mining and Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Konami Corp. (TYO:9766), which rose 5.65% or 450.00 points to trade at 8,410.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) added 5.64% or 83.00 points to end at 1,555.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) was up 5.30% or 450.00 points to 8,940.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (TYO:2502), which fell 10.86% or 509.00 points to trade at 4,177.00 at the close. Dentsu Inc. (TYO:4324) declined 6.16% or 290.00 points to end at 4,415.00 and Unitika, Ltd. (TYO:3103) was down 6.02% or 16.00 points to 250.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1837 to 1698 and 216 ended unchanged.
Shares in Konami Corp. (TYO:9766) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.65% or 450.00 to 8,410.00. Shares in Unitika, Ltd. (TYO:3103) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.02% or 16.00 to 250.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.31% to 26.40.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.26% or 0.29 to $111.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.16% or 0.18 to hit $114.06 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.60% or 10.90 to trade at $1,824.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 129.29, while EUR/JPY rose 0.36% to 135.21.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 103.98.
