Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.20% By Investing.com – Investing.com UK

Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.20% By Investing.com – Investing.com UK

© Reuters. Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.20%

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the gained 0.20%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the were Olympus Corp. (T:), which rose 4.85% or 107.0 points to trade at 2314.5 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (T:) added 3.36% or 135.0 points to end at 4155.0 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:) was up 2.89% or 10.0 points to 356.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:), which lost 3.40% or 3090.0 points to trade at 87890.0 in late trade. Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:) declined 2.53% or 112.0 points to end at 4312.0 and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:) shed 2.40% or 121.0 points to 4928.0.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2071 to 1434 and 226 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.



The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.19 a new 52-week low.

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