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Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.83% -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Japan stocks rise at closing trade. Nikkei 225 is up 0.83%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

Tokyo closed with an additional 0.83%.

They were the top performers at the session Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:) traded at 2308.0 after closing at 4.86%, or 107.0 points. Meanwhile, Tokyu Fudosan (T:), an additional 4.40%, or 27.0 points, to bring the total up to 640.0 Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T.) was up 3.9%, or 247.0 points, to 6947.0 during late trade.

They were also the session’s worst performers Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:) dropped 9.06% to 645.0 points, closing at 6477.0. Hitachi Ltd (T) fell 3.15%, or 197.0 point to close at 6049.0 Konami Corp. T: was at 5680.0, down 1.73% (or 100.0 points)

Stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpass those that were declining by 2217 to 313 and 269, respectively.

The shares of Eisai Co., Ltd. fell to 52 week lows. They were down 9.06%, 645.0, and 6477.0.

The implied volatility index of Nikkei’s 225 options was unchanged at 0% to 21.01.

The February delivery of crude oil was 0.02 percent higher at $72.78 per barrel. Brent oil, which is available for shipment in March, was unchanged by 0.00% to $75.28 a bar. Meanwhile, the February Gold Futures contract increased 0.24% to $44.40, trading at $1806.60 per troy ounce.

USD/JPY rose by 0.14%, to 114.26. EUR/JPY rose by 0.21%, to 129.49.

At 96.060, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.00%.

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