© Reuters, Japan up, Nikkei 225 up 1.16% at close
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Investing.com – Japanese equities rose after the close on Monday as gains in sectors, and other sectors pushed equities higher.
At the close of Tokyo, Japan, it was up 1.16%.
The best performers of the session were Isetan Mitsukoshi (TYO :), who was up 4.70% or 56.00 points to trade at 1,247.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO 🙂 added 3.56% or 135.00 points to finish at 3,930.00 and JR West Japan (TYO 🙂 added 3.37% or 180 , 00 points to end at 5,527.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (TYO :), which lost 2.38% or 10.00 points to 410.00. JGC Corp. (TYO 🙂 lost 1.99% or 40.00 points to finish at 1,969.00 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (TYO 🙂 lost 1.77% or 94.00 points to finish at 5,210, 00.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, 2,403 shares rose, outnumbering the shares that closed lower – 1,105. At the same time, 289 shares did not rise or fall and remained essentially unchanged.
Shares of Isetan Mitsukoshi (TYO 🙂 rose to a three-year high, gaining 4.70% or 56.00 to 1,247.00. Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO 🙂 shares rose to one-year highs, gaining 3.56% or 135.00 to 3,930.00.
A measure of implied volatility for options on the Nikkei 225 Index fell 2.84% to 19.49.
WTI crude oil futures October option contract prices fell 0.15% or 0.13 points to reach $ 86.66. Elsewhere in futures, London-delivered Brent crude oil futures rose 0.01% (0.01 points) to $ 92.85, while December gold futures rose 0.42% (7 .30) for $ 1,735.90.
USD / JPY was up 0.21% to 142.82, while EUR / JPY was up 1.78% to 145.63.
US dollar index futures fell 1.04% to 107.60.
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