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Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.39%
© Reuters. Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.39%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.39%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003), which rose 13.80% or 53.0 points to trade at 437.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501) added 7.93% or 26.0 points to end at 354.0 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) was up 7.71% or 420.0 points to 5870.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952), which fell 2.01% or 36.0 points to trade at 1754.0 at the close. Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (T:6703) declined 1.99% or 21.0 points to end at 1033.0 and DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) was down 1.90% or 36.0 points to 1860.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1842 to 1671 and 216 ended unchanged.
Shares in Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 7.71% or 420.0 to 5870.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 24.29 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.29% or 0.15 to $52.57 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.97% or 0.53 to hit $55.28 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.55% or 10.15 to trade at $1840.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.37% to 104.08, while EUR/JPY rose 0.49% to 125.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 90.713.
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