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    12-Sep-2022 10:54 AM


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    Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.16%

    Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Power, Gas & Water and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares higher.

    At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.16%.

    The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099), which rose 4.70% or 56.00 points to trade at 1,247.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9009) added 3.56% or 135.00 points to end at 3,930.00 and West Japan Railway Co. (TYO:9021) was up 3.37% or 180.00 points to 5,527.00 in late trade.

    The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (TYO:6366), which fell 2.38% or 10.00 points to trade at 410.00 at the close. JGC Corp. (TYO:1963) declined 1.99% or 40.00 points to end at 1,969.00 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) was down 1.77% or 94.00 points to 5,210.00.

    Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2403 to 1105 and 289 ended unchanged.

    Shares in Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) rose to 3-years highs; up 4.70% or 56.00 to 1,247.00. Shares in Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9009) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.56% or 135.00 to 3,930.00.

    The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.84% to 19.49.

    Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.14% or 0.12 to $86.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.02% or 0.02 to hit $92.86 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 7.35 to trade at $1,735.95 a troy ounce.

    USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 142.82, while EUR/JPY rose 1.80% to 145.65.

    The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.04% at 107.60.
    Source: Investing.com
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