Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.93%
2022.04.13 10:48
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.93%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Shipbuilding and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.93%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602), which rose 8.78% or 385.00 points to trade at 4,770.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Japan Steel Works Ltd (T:5631) added 5.74% or 200.00 points to end at 3,685.00 and Inpex Corp. (T:1605) was up 4.84% or 70.00 points to 1,517.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507), which fell 11.14% or 829.00 points to trade at 6,611.00 at the close. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (T:8601) declined 5.72% or 38.90 points to end at 641.00 and J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) was down 4.94% or 49.00 points to 943.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2797 to 758 and 194 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inpex Corp. (T:1605) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.84% or 70.00 to 1,517.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.84% to 21.33.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.33% or 0.33 to $100.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.31% or 0.32 to hit $104.32 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.45% or 8.80 to trade at $1,967.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.61% to 126.11, while EUR/JPY rose 0.65% to 136.59.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 100.38.
