Japan becomes the top stock at the end of the trade; The Nikkei 225 rose 1.84% Via Investing.com
Investing.com – Japanese stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in , and sectors led shares higher.
At the end of Tokyo, it added 1.84%.
The musicians who performed best in the session were Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which was up 7.04% or 452.00 points to trade at 6,870.00 at the close. Currently, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) added 6.62% or 370.00 points to end at 5,958.00 and Company Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) increased 6.18% or 350.00 points to 6,012.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:), which declined 3.08% or 61.50 points to trade at 1,934.00 at the close. Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:) declined 1.60% or 8.70 points to end at 533.60 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:) declined 1.58% or 9.00 points to 562.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2416 to 1173 and 284 ended unchanged.
Shares of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:) up to 5 years; increased by 7.04% or 452.00 to 6,870.00. Shares of Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:) down to 52 weeks; down 1.60% or 8.70 to 533.60. Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) rise high; up 6.18% or 350.00 to 6,012.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 7.31% to 22.31.
Crude oil for January delivery rose 0.37% or 0.25 to $68.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodity trading, Brent crude for February delivery rose 0.43% or 0.31 to $72.14 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 10.49 to trade at $2,668.99 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY rose 0.29% to 150.02, while EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 157.34.
US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.06% at 106.49.
