Japanese stocks rose after the close on Wednesday (6/25), as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors boosted shares.
At the close of trading in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.40% to hit a fresh 3-month high.
The best performers on the Nikkei 225 were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:6976), which rose 7.16% or 167.00 points to trade at 2,501.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) rose 4.08% or 66.00 points to close at 1,685.00 and SUMCO Corp. (TYO:5541) gained 4.08% or 66.00 points to close at 1,685.00. (TYO:3436) rose 3.93% or 41.50 points to close at 1,097.00 in the last trade.
The worst performers on the session were Olympus Corp. (TYO:7733), which fell 10.60% or 200.50 points to close at 1,691.50. Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) fell 3.61% or 16.00 points to close at 427.20 and Aeon Co., Ltd. (TYO:8267) dropped 3.20% or 141.00 points to close at 4,259.00.
Falling issues outnumbered advancing issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1,866 to 1,713, with 266 ending unchanged.
Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 10.08% to 23.92.
Crude oil for August delivery rose 1.69% or 1.09 to settle at $65.46 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for September delivery rose 1.63% or 1.08 to settle at $67.25 a barrel, while August Gold Futures rose 0.33% or 11.12 to trade at $3,345.02 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY rose 0.29% to 145.36, while EUR/JPY gained 0.26%
to 168.69. The U.S. Dollar Index Futures were up 0.19% at 97.64. (alg)
Source: Investing.com
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