Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index rose 0.60% to close
2023.01.20 03:18
Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index rose 0.60% to close
By Ray Johnson
Budrigannews.com – After Friday’s close, Japan’s stocks rose as gains in the and sectors led shares higher.
The gained 0.60% t at the Tokyo close.
The session’s best performers on the were Taisei Corp. (TYO:), which closed at 4,290.00 at the close, up 4.63 percent, or 190.00 points. In the interim, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. added 4.15 percent, or 56.00 points, to 1,405.00, and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. was up 79.00 points, or 4.13 percent, to 1,993.00 in late trading.
Kikkoman Corp. (TYO:), the session’s worst performers, which traded at 6,690.00 at the close after losing 1.33 percent, or 90.00 points. (TYO:) Casio Computer Co., Ltd. ended at 1,319.00, down 1.20 percent, or 16.00 points, and Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:) was 18,310.00, down 0.87 percent, or 160.00 points.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, rising stocks ended the day 2501 to 1019, with 296 remaining unchanged.
The, which measures Nikkei 225 options’ implied volatility, fell 8.41% to 17.54, a new one-month low.
The price of a barrel of crude oil for delivery in March was $81.03, up 0.52 percent. Brent oil for delivery in March increased by 0.45%, or 0.39, to $86.55 per barrel, and the February Gold Futures contract increased by 0.38 percent, or 7.30, to trade at $1,931.20 per troy ounce.
EUR/JPY rose 0.45% to 139.66, while USD/JPY rose 0.32 percent to 128.84.
