Japanese Stocks Rise at Close, Up 1.27%
Japanese stocks rose after the close on Thursday (12/12), as gains in the Precision Instruments, Steel and Electrical/Machinery sectors helped stocks advance.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.27% to hit a fresh 1-month high.
The best performers on the Nikkei 225 were Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857), which rose 5.10% or 430.00 points to trade at 8,865.00 at the close. Meanwhile, DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) rose 5.04% or 123.50 points to close at 2,573.50 and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9502) gained 4.54% or 70.50 points to 1,624.00 in the last trading session.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436), which fell 2.56% or 31.00 points to close at 1,180.00. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201) fell 2.16% or 7.90 points to close at 357.00 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:6976) dropped 1.93% or 42.50 points to 2,158.00
Gainers outnumbered decliners on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2010 to 1,557 and 311 ended unchanged.
DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432) shares rose to a 5-year high, up 5.04% or 123.50 to close at 2,573.50.
Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 6.50% to 21.43.
Source: Investing.com
