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Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.10% -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Japan stocks rise at closing trade. Nikkei 225 is up 0.10%

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

The gained 0.1% to reach a new one-month high at the Tokyo close.

They were the top performers at the session Komatsu Ltd. T:, which rose 5.64% (or 154.5 points) to trade at 2893.5 by the close. Meanwhile, NSK Ltd. (T) was increased 5.56%, or 42.0 points to finish at 798.0 Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. Late trade saw a 5.07% increase in T:, which was 56.0 points higher than 1161.0.

They were also the session’s worst performers Shionogi & Co., Ltd. T:, which dropped 7.14% (588.0 points) to close at 7644.0 Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T) fell 3.61% (or 107.5 points) to close at 2873.0. Z Holdings Corp, (T) was down 3.58% or 24.0 to 646.0.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange saw falling stocks surpass advancing stock by 2117, 1475 and 213 respectively.

The was unchanged at 0% to 18,63 for the, which is used to measure implied volatility of Nikkei options 225.

The February delivery of crude oil was 0.08 higher at $77.07 per barrel. Brent oil, which was due for delivery March 9, rose 0.09 or 0.11% to reach $80.09/barrel, while February Gold Futures contracts rose 0.04 or 0.80, trading at $1815.40/troy ounce.

USD/JPY fell 0.13% at 115.99 while EUR/JPY rose 0.1% to 131.06.

US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.9% at 96.188.

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