Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 3.46%
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment , Transport and Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 3.46%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were TOTO Ltd. (T: 5332 ), which rose 8.48% or 380.00 points to trade at 4,860.00 at the close. Japan Steel Works Ltd (T: 5631 ) added 7.68% or 260.00 points to end at 3,645.00 and Fanuc Corp. (T: 6954 ) was up 7.11% or 1,400.00 points to 21,080.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included East Japan Railway Co. (T: 9020 ), which lost 1.81% or 126.00 points to trade at 6,854.00 in late trade. Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (T: 9532 ) declined 1.60% or 35.00 points to end at 2,149.00 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T: 9531 ) shed 1.19% or 28.00 points to 2,319.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 3048 to 560 and 176 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.02% to 27.05.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 2.97% or 2.82 to $97.86 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 3.34% or 3.27 to hit $101.29 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.36% or 26.05 to trade at $1,935.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 118.76, while EUR/JPY rose 0.07% to 131.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 98.35.
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