After the market closed on Thursday, shares in Japan went up because shipbuilding, mining, and power all went up.
At the end of the day in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 went up by 0.04 percent to reach a new high for the past month.
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TYO:6952) performed the best on the Nikkei 225, rising 3.95 percent or 50 points to close at 1,316.00.In late trading, Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) went up 3.26 percent, or 57 points, to finish at 1,807.00, and Yamaha Corp. (TYO:7951) went up 3.19 percent, or 180 points, to finish at 5,830.00.
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which fell 11.13 percent or 1,160.00 points to close at 9,260.00, did the worst of the day’s stocks. Nippon Yusen K.K. (TYO:9101) fell 6.99 percent, or 740.00 points, to 9,850.00, while TYO:9104 fell 7.74 percent, or 270 points.
By 1845 to 1649, more stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange went up than went down, and 277 stocks stayed the same.
Shares of Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) went up by 3.26 percent, or 57.00, to a 5-year high of 1,807.00.
The implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options increased 0.15 percent to 19.44, as measured by the Nikkei Volatility.
Crude oil for July delivery fell 0.29 percent, or $0.36, to $121.75 per barrel. In other commodity trading, Brent oil for August delivery fell 0.19 percent, or $0.24, to $123.34 per barrel, while gold futures fell 0.16 percent, or $3.00, to $1,853.50 per troy ounce.
The USD/JPY fell 0.49 percent to 133.59, while the EUR/JPY fell the same amount to 143.11.
The US Dollar Index futures were up 0.02 percent at 102.56.
