Japanese stocks rose after the close on Thursday (6/26), as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors boosted shares.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.66% to hit a fresh 3-month high.
The best performers on the Nikkei 225 were Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361), which rose 9.84% or 239.00 points to trade at 2,667.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:6770) rose 5.62% or 82.50 points to close at 1,551.50 and SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:6770) gained 1.66% or 23.00 points to close at 2,667.50. (TYO:9984) rose 5.52% or 514.00 points to 9,830.00 at the close.
The worst performers on the session were Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO:6723), which fell 11.97% or 236.00 points to trade at 1,735.50 at the close. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) fell 2.34% or 79.00 points to close at 3,299.00 and Olympus Corp. (TYO:7733) dropped 1.80% or 30.50 points to 1,661.00.
Gainers outnumbered decliners on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,206 to 1,363, with 284 ending unchanged.
Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 2.63% to 23.29.
Crude oil for August delivery rose 0.83% or 0.54 to settle at $65.46 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for September delivery rose 0.80% or 0.53 to settle at $66.96 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 11.57 to trade at $3,354.67 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY fell 0.63% to 144.27, while EUR/JPY fell 0.34% to 168.71.
The U.S. Dollar Index Futures were down 0.31% at 96.97.(alg)
Source: Investing.com
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