Japanese Stocks Rise At Close; Nikkei 225 Up 0.01%
Japanese stocks rose after the close on Friday (5/16), as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors helped stocks advance.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was up 0.01%.
The best performers on the Nikkei 225 were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:3086), which rose 18.13% or 333.50 points to close at 2,173.50. Meanwhile, CyberAgent Inc. (TYO:4751) rose 15.08% or 185.00 points to close at 1,411.50 and Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TYO:4751) gained 15.08% or 185.00 points to close at 1,411.50. (TYO:8253) rose 14.21% or 486.00 points to close at 3,906.00 in the last trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735), which fell 4.29% or 475.00 points to close at 10,595.00. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098) fell 4.25% or 372.00 points to close at 8,390.00 and Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6178) dropped 3.84% or 54.00 points to 1,353.50.
Gainers outnumbered decliners on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 1964 at 1,652 and 237 ended unchanged.
CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) shares rose to a 52-week high; up 15.08% or 185.00 to 1,411.50. Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TYO:8253) shares rose to a 5-year high; up 14.21% or 486.00 to 3,906.00.
Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, rose 3.98% to 22.72.
Crude oil for June delivery fell 0.31% or 0.19 to $61.43 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for July delivery fell 0.28% or 0.18 to settle at $64.35 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.36% or 11.59 to trade at $3,215.01 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY fell 0.36% to 145.14, while EUR/JPY fell 0.17% to 162.70.
The U.S. Dollar Index Futures were down 0.27% at 100.46.(Newsmaker23)
Source: Investing.com
