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Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.00% -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Japan stocks up at the close of trade, Nikkei225 up 1.00%

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

The Tokyo close saw the stock rise 1.00%.

They were the top performers at the session Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:) traded at 6140.0 after the close, up 12.87%. That’s 700.0 point. Meanwhile, IHI Corp. (T:), an additional 6.03% of 129.0 points, to finish at 2269.0 Dentsu Inc. Late trade saw (T:), up 5.63%, or 200.0 points, to 3750.0

They were also the session’s worst performers Fujifilm Holdings Corp. T:, which dropped 1.51% or 135.0 point to trade at 8794.0 by the close. Hitachi Zosen Corp. T: fell 0.92%, or 8.0 points, to close at 859.0 Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:), was down 0.7% or 60.0 points at 7599.0.

By 3132 to 498, rising stocks outnumbered those on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, while declining stocks were left behind by 139.

The was unchanged at 0% to 24,94, which is the measure of implied volatility for Nikkei options 225.

Crude oil rose 2.14%, or 1.42, to $67.92/barrel for January delivery. Brent oil rose 2.4%, or 1.42, to $71.09 per barrel in commodities trading. The February Gold Futures contract also rose 0.49%, or 8.70, to $1771.40 an ounce.

USD/JPY increased 0.16% at 113.33 while EUR/JPY rose 0.4% to 127.89.

US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.3% at 96.285.

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