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Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.49%
Wednesday, 11 June 2025 14:31 WIB | NIKKEI |Nikkei 225

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.49%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436), which rose 10.51% or 104.00 points to trade at 1,094.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) added 5.74% or 128.00 points to end at 2,358.00 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035) was up 4.80% or 1,140.00 points to 24,880.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205), which fell 17.91% or 80.00 points to trade at 366.80 at the close. IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) declined 5.02% or 770.00 points to end at 14,555.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) was down 5.01% or 530.00 points to 10,050.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2335 to 1231 and 270 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.75% to 22.95.

Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.02% or 0.01 to $64.99 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $66.81 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.45% or 15.12 to trade at $3,358.52 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 145.12, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 165.62.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 99.14.

Source: Investing.com

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