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Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.18%

Published 05/01/2018, 04:35 AM
© Reuters.  Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.18%
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Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Glass, Communication and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.18% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Okuma Corp. (T:6103), which rose 8.29% or 520.0 points to trade at 6790.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043) added 6.74% or 220.0 points to end at 3485.0 and West Japan Railway Co. (T:9021) was up 6.53% or 506.0 points to 8256.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Yahoo Japan Corp. (T:4689), which fell 14.43% or 65.0 points to trade at 385.5 at the close. TOTO Ltd. (T:5332) declined 11.76% or 730.0 points to end at 5480.0 and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) was down 10.59% or 199.0 points to 1681.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1908 to 1461 and 193 ended unchanged.

Shares in Yahoo Japan Corp. (T:4689) fell to 5-year lows; falling 14.43% or 65.0 to 385.5.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.60% to 16.16.

Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.51% or 0.35 to $68.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.63% or 0.47 to hit $74.22 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.73% or 9.60 to trade at $1309.60 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 109.52, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 131.87.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 91.94.

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