Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.58% By Investing.com – Investing.com UK

Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.58% By Investing.com – Investing.com UK

Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.58%







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 1.58%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the were Sony Corp (T:), which rose 4.72% or 550.0 points to trade at 12200.0 at the close. Nitto Denko Co (T:) added 4.57% or 430.0 points to end at 9840.0 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:) was up 4.50% or 240.0 points to 5570.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included CyberAgent Inc (T:), which lost 3.42% or 69.0 points to trade at 1951.0 in late trade. Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (T:) declined 3.01% or 35.0 points to end at 1129.0 and Marubeni Corp. (T:) shed 2.45% or 22.3 points to 889.0.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2081 to 1440 and 216 ended unchanged on