
© Reuters. Japan stocks rose; as of the close Nikkei 225 index gained 1.80%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher at Wednesday, with gains in the Shipbuilding, Chemicals, Petroleum and Plastics and Mining sectors leading shares higher.
When the market closes in Tokyo, Japan, the Nikkei 225 index rose 1.80%. The best performing stock in the
Nikkei 225 index was Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568), up 6.59% (364.0 points) and closed at 5888.0. Meanwhile, Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) rose 5.65% (120.0 points) to close at 2244.0; Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) rose 4.70% (17.0 points) and closed at 379.0 at the end of the trading session.
, the weakest stock on the market, was Fast Sales (T:9983), up 1.55% (980.0 points), and closed at 62310.0. Subaru (T:7270) fell 1.37% (36.0 points) to close at 2592.0; DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) closed down 1.23% (27.0 points) and quoted at 2176.0.
Tokyo Stock Exchange 3105 stocks rose, exceeding the number of stocks that closed lower - 471. At the same time, 126 stocks did not rise or fall, and were basically the same.
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) stock rose to an all-time high, up 6.59% (364.0 points) and closed at 5888.0.
, which is used to measure the Nikkei Volatility, is implicit volatility , rose 3.11% to 20.88.
WTICrude oil Futures7-month option contract price fell 0.99% (0.53 points) to US$52.95. For the rest of the futures, the price of the London Brent crude oil futures futures contract fell 0.79% (0.49 points) in August, and the price of the August gold futures futures contract rose 0.76% (10.15), with a trading price of US$1,338.85.
USD/JPY rose 0.05%, with the exchange rate of 108.19; at the same time, EUR/JPY rose 0.18%, with the quotation of 121.89.
USD index futures fell 0.02% to 96.977.