Japan Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, with gains in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Automobiles & Parts, and Precision Instruments sectors leading shares up.

At market close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.60%.

Best Performers

1. M3 Inc (TYO:2413): +6.48% or 110.50 points to trade at 1,815.50.
2. Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801): +6.20% or 217.00 points to end at 3,718.00.
3. IHI Corp. (TYO:7013): +5.40% or 415.00 points to 8,095.00.

Worst Performers

1. TOTO Ltd. (TYO:5332): –12.61% or 621.00 points to trade at 4,303.00.
2. Tokuyama Corp. (TYO:4043): –3.68% or 100.50 points to end at 2,630.00.
3. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519): –1.74% or 137.00 points to 7,718.00.

Market Statistics

• Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2770 to 830 with 247 unchanged.
• The Nikkei Volatility, measuring implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 19.54% to 25.86.

Commodities

• Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.19% or 0.13 to $67.25 a barrel.
• Brent oil for January fell 0.20% or 0.14 to $70.86 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures rose 0.36% or 9.95 to $2,765.85 a troy ounce.

Currency Market

• USD/JPY was down 0.21% to 152.96.
• EUR/JPY fell 0.26% to 165.34.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 104.18.