Japan Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Japan stocks closed higher on Tuesday, buoyed by gains in the Paper & Pulp, Steel, and Warehousing sectors.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.45%.

Top Performers

• Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631): Up 11.55% (673.00 points) to 6,499.00
• Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803): Up 7.17% (378.00 points) to 5,650.00
• Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361): Up 5.21% (115.00 points) to 2,323.00

Worst Performers

• Bandai Namco Holdings Inc (TYO:7832): Down 3.83% (126.00 points) to 3,167.00
• Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902): Down 3.33% (22.90 points) to 664.00
• Astellas Pharma Inc. (TYO:4503): Down 3.31% (53.50 points) to 1,561.00

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,359 to 1,188, with 309 remaining unchanged.

Shares in Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) rose to 5-year highs, climbing 11.55% to 6,499.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 4.76% to 23.22.

Commodities Update

• Crude oil for January delivery: Down 0.07% to $69.12 per barrel.
• Brent oil for January: Down 0.03% to $73.28 per barrel.
• December Gold Futures: Up 0.46% to $2,626.50 per troy ounce.

Currency Update

• USD/JPY: Down 0.09% to 154.51.
• EUR/JPY: Down 0.19% to 163.59.
• US Dollar Index Futures: Down 0.01% at 106.19.