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https://i-invdn-com.akamaized.net/news/LYNXMPEB3F013_M.jpgAt the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. (T:4061), which rose 24.03% or 500.0 points to trade at 2581.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (T:4901) added 6.25% or 339.0 points to end at 5764.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) was up 4.44% or 77.0 points to 1811.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Subaru Corp (T:7270), which fell 8.22% or 153.5 points to trade at 1715.0 at the close. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) declined 7.75% or 62.0 points to end at 738.0 and Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) was down 5.83% or 97.0 points to 1566.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2849 to 787 and 137 ended unchanged.
Shares in Subaru Corp (T:7270) fell to 5-year lows; down 8.22% or 153.5 to 1715.0. Shares in J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) fell to 5-year lows; losing 7.75% or 62.0 to 738.0. Shares in Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.83% or 97.0 to 1566.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 50.28.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.42% or 0.36 to $24.96 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.81% or 0.84 to hit $30.78 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.37% or 6.00 to trade at $1631.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.27% to 108.19, while EUR/JPY fell 0.29% to 116.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 100.710.