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Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.52%

Published 08/05/2021, 03:35 AM
© Reuters.  Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.52%
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Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.52%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101), which rose 12.70% or 880.0 points to trade at 7810.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) added 9.93% or 670.0 points to end at 7420.0 and Rakuten Inc (T:4755) was up 8.38% or 105.0 points to 1358.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752), which fell 11.46% or 139.0 points to trade at 1074.0 at the close. Taisei Corp. (T:1801) declined 5.71% or 215.0 points to end at 3550.0 and Sojitz Corp. (T:2768) was down 3.37% or 11.0 points to 315.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2186 to 1272 and 254 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) rose to 5-year highs; up 12.70% or 880.0 to 7810.0.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.85.

Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.10% or 0.07 to $68.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.17% or 0.12 to hit $70.26 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.30 to trade at $1814.20 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 109.65, while EUR/JPY rose 0.26% to 129.90.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 92.222.

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