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Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.71%

Published 2016/11/14, 08:55
© Reuters.  Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.71%
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Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Monday, as gains in the Finance & Investment, Marine Transport and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.71% to hit a new 6-month high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762), which rose 9.63% or 57.0 points to trade at 649.0 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) added 7.31% or 14.0 points to end at 205.5 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was up 7.30% or 87.0 points to 1279.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507), which lost 4.66% or 254.0 points to trade at 5198.0 in late trade. Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) declined 1.88% or 71.0 points to end at 3700.0 and Yahoo Japan Corp. (T:4689) shed 1.87% or 7.5 points to 393.0.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2473 to 604 and 240 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.79% to 21.72.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.25% or 0.11 to $43.30 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $44.73 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.48% or 5.85 to trade at $1218.45 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.82% to 107.56, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 116.00.

The US Dollar Index was up 0.60% at 99.58.

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