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Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.09%

Published 15/01/2025, 07:00
© Reuters.  Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.09%

© Reuters. Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.09%

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Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Insurance sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.09% to hit a new 1-month low.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fanuc Corp. (TYO:6954), which rose 5.67% or 235.00 points to trade at 4,378.00 at the close. Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO:9602) added 4.59% or 278.00 points to end at 6,329.00 and Keyence (TYO:6861) was up 3.75% or 2,330.00 points to 64,450.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801), which lost 4.30% or 297.00 points to trade at 6,603.00 in late trade. Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) declined 4.16% or 293.00 points to end at 6,755.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) shed 3.54% or 334.00 points to 9,090.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1892 to 1685 and 294 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.78% to 24.30.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.56% or 0.43 to $76.80 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.43% or 0.34 to hit $80.26 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.52% or 13.94 to trade at $2,696.24 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.42% to 157.26, while EUR/JPY fell 0.60% to 161.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 109.08.

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