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Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.60%

Published 02/20/2019, 03:35 AM
© Reuters.  Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.60%
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Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Communication and Steel sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.60% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which rose 7.49% or 205.0 points to trade at 2942.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) added 4.36% or 53.0 points to end at 1268.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was up 3.69% or 11.0 points to 309.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702), which fell 3.26% or 253.0 points to trade at 7518.0 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) declined 2.51% or 120.0 points to end at 4655.0 and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) was down 2.50% or 45.0 points to 1753.0.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2024 to 1430 and 250 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.57% to 18.34.

Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.14% or 0.08 to $56.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.15% or 0.10 to hit $66.35 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.06% or 0.75 to trade at $1345.55 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.24% to 110.88, while EUR/JPY rose 0.26% to 125.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 96.407.

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