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Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.27%

2022.05.20 10:46

Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.27%
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.27%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Transportation Equipment and Mining sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.27%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Seiko Epson Cor (TYO:6724), which rose 8.76% or 171.00 points to trade at 2,123.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) added 7.53% or 660.00 points to end at 9,430.00 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) was up 7.50% or 230.00 points to 3,295.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531), which fell 2.75% or 73.00 points to trade at 2,584.00 at the close. Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9007) declined 2.59% or 46.00 points to end at 1,731.00 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) was down 2.57% or 13.00 points to 493.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2469 to 1055 and 237 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) rose to 5-year highs; up 7.53% or 660.00 to 9,430.00. Shares in Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9007) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.59% or 46.00 to 1,731.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.51% to 23.10.

Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.61% or 0.67 to $109.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.46% or 0.51 to hit $111.53 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 2.83 to trade at $1,844.03 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 128.04, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 135.41.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 102.95.

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