Japanese stocks rose after the close on Monday (5/12), as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors helped stocks advance.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was up 0.42%.
The best performers on the Nikkei 225 were Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857), which rose 9.04% or 605.00 points to trade at 7,300.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) rose 7.30% or 116.00 points to close at 1,704.00 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6506) gained 6.79% or 205.00 points to 3,226.00 at the close.
The worst performers on the session were DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432), which fell 16.39% or 595.00 points to close at 3,035.00. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519) dropped 11.13% or 915.00 points to close at 7,304.00 and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) dropped 8.15% or 289.00 points to 3,258.00.
Gainers outnumbered decliners on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,424 to 1,225, with 218 ending unchanged.
Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 12.62% to 24.58, a fresh 1-month low.
Crude oil for June delivery rose 2.69% or 1.64 to settle at $62.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for July delivery rose 2.58% or 1.65 to settle at $65.56 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 2.67% or 89.21 to settle at $3,254.79 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY rose 0.91% to 146.69, while EUR/JPY gained 0.33% to settle at 164.04. (Newsmaker23)
Source: Investing.com
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