Tokyo equities finished the trading day in positive territory on Friday, with the Nikkei 225 closing up 0.89% following broad strength in Real Estate, Banking and Textile shares.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 registered a rise of 0.89%.
Top performers
- Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) led gains on the index, jumping 13.39% or 484.00 points to close at 4,099.00.
- Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211) climbed 9.97% or 39.70 points to finish at 437.90.
- Omron Cor (TYO:6645) advanced 7.93% or 333.00 points, ending the session at 4,532.00.
Notable decliners
- Kikkoman Corp. (TYO:2801) was the weakest on the Nikkei, falling 7.50% or 113.50 points to trade at 1,400.50 at the close.
- Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902) dropped 6.10% or 40.10 points to end the day at 617.30.
- Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519) declined 5.67% or 517.00 points to 8,608.00.
Market breadth on the Tokyo Stock Exchange showed more falling issues than advancing ones, with 1,884 decliners compared with 1,713 advancers and 223 stocks ending unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility index, which measures implied volatility for Nikkei 225 options, increased 1.01% to 36.16, reflecting a modest rise in expected near-term swings.
Commodities and FX
In commodities trading, crude oil for March delivery rose 1.44% or 0.91 to $64.20 a barrel. Brent oil for April delivery increased 1.30% or 0.88, reaching $68.43 a barrel. April Gold Futures fell 0.61% or 29.61 to trade at $4,859.89 a troy ounce.
On the currency front, USD/JPY was down 0.20% to 156.73 and EUR/JPY slipped 0.02% to 184.86. The US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.03% to 97.67.
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