Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.04%
2022.06.08 10:40
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.04%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Gas & Water sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.04% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JGC Corp. (TYO:1963), which rose 12.05% or 222.00 points to trade at 2,065.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Chiyoda Corp. (TYO:6366) added 7.98% or 36.00 points to end at 487.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) was up 7.21% or 201.00 points to 2,988.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Konami Corp. (TYO:9766), which fell 2.56% or 230.00 points to trade at 8,750.00 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) declined 2.43% or 260.00 points to end at 10,420.00 and Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (TYO:8750) was down 2.16% or 59.50 points to 2,690.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2661 to 837 and 270 ended unchanged.
Shares in JGC Corp. (TYO:1963) rose to 3-years highs; up 12.05% or 222.00 to 2,065.00. Shares in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 7.21% or 201.00 to 2,988.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.79% to 19.35.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.43% or 0.51 to $119.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.24% or 0.29 to hit $120.86 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 1.70 to trade at $1,850.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.63% to 133.41, while EUR/JPY rose 0.52% to 142.59.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 102.56.
