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Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.08% -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Japan stocks up at the close of trade, Nikkei225 up 1.08%

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

Tokyo closed at 1.08%.

These were the best performers of the session IHI Corp. T:, which rose 10.05% (238.0 points) to trade at 2607.0 at close. AGC Inc (T) gained 9.43%, or 480.0 points, to trade at 2607.0. JFE Holdings, Inc. In late trade, the T: was up 9.04% (or 141.0 points) to 1700.0

They were also the worst performers of the session. DeNA Co Ltd T:, which dropped 6.98% (123.0 points) to trade at 1640.0 at the closing. Taiheiyo Cement Corp. T: dropped 5.82%, or 136.0 points, to finish at 22200.0 Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. The (T:), was lower by 4.95%, or 360.0 points, to 6910.0.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpass declining stocks by 2649 to 939, and ended the day unchanged at 199.

DeNA Co Ltd (T) shares fell to 52 week lows. They lost 6.98% or from 123.0 up to 1640.0.

The implied volatility index of Nikkei’s 225 options was unchanged at 0% to 24,20.

March’s crude oil price fell 0.49 percent to $88.87/barrel. Brent oil, which was due for delivery April 11, fell 0.51 percent to reach $90.27/barrel, and the April Gold Futures contract lost 0.02%, or 0.30, to trade at $1827.60 per troy ounce.

USD/JPY declined 0.07% at 115.46 while EUR/JPY dropped 0.07% at 131.79.

US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.4% at 95.605

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