Japanese Stocks Rise At Close; Nikkei 225 Up 0.72%
Japanese stocks rose after the close on Friday (4/18), as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors helped stocks advance.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was up 0.72%.
The best performers on the Nikkei 225 were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519), which rose 17.54% or 1,243.00 points to trade at 8,328.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) rose 16.45% or 100.00 points to close at 708.00 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:4506) gained 10.45% or 100.00 points to close at 708.00. (TYO:9501) rose 6.39% or 25.90 points to close at 431.10 in the last trade.
The worst performers on the session were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735), which fell 3.97% or 380.00 points to close at 9,196.00. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098) fell 3.58% or 275.00 points to close at 7,416.00 and SMC Corp (TYO:6273) dropped 2.69% or 1,200.00 points to 43,400.00.
Gainers outnumbered decliners on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3,155 to 536 and 166 to end unchanged.
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519) rose to an all-time high; up 17.54% or 1,243.00 to 8,328.00. SMC Corp (TYO:6273) shares fell to a 5-year low; down 2.69% or 1,200.00 to 43,400.00.
Nikkei volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 1.10% to 27.84.
Crude oil for May delivery rose 0.40% or 0.26 to $64.68 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for June delivery rose 3.04% or 2.00 to settle at $67.85 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 5.10 to trade at $3,341.30 a troy ounce.(Newsmaker23)
Source: Investing.com
