Japan Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Marine Transport, Steel, and Communication sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.55%.

Best Performers

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were:
– Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506): +6.07% (35.00 points), trading at 612.00.
– Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO:6723): +4.23% (83.00 points), ending at 2,045.00.
– Sony Corp (TYO:6758): +4.12% (132.00 points), closing late trade at 3,338.00.

Worst Performers

The worst performers were:
– Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803): -5.45% (337.00 points), trading at 5,851.00.
– Takara Holdings Inc. (TYO:2531): -2.10% (27.50 points), ending at 1,284.50.
– Nintendo Co Ltd (TYO:7974): -1.94% (179.00 points), down to 9,037.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1863 to 1669, with 327 unchanged.

Shares in Sony Corp (TYO:6758) rose to all-time highs, gaining 4.12% (132.00 points) to 3,338.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.10% to 22.92.

Commodities Trading

• Crude oil for January delivery: -0.48% (-0.33) to $68.04 a barrel.
• Brent oil for February: -0.43% (-0.31) to $71.83 a barrel.
• February Gold Futures: +0.21% (5.51) to $2,691.31 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY: up 0.04% to 151.24.
• EUR/JPY: up 0.12% to 159.77.
• US Dollar Index Futures: down 0.05% to 105.76.