Japan Stock Market Summary

Japan's stock market saw gains after Friday's close, driven by the Shipbuilding, Automobiles & Parts, and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors.

Nikkei 225 Performance

• At the end of the day in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.77%, reaching a new three-month high.

Top Performers

• DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432): +15.58% (420.00 points) to trade at 3,115.00.
• Nidec Corp (TYO:6594): +4.14% (113.00 points) to close at 2,843.00.
• Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857): +3.87% (352.00 points) to finish at 9,447.00.

Worst Performers

• Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201): -7.82% (43.20 points) to close at 509.20.
• DIC Corp (TYO:4631): -4.60% (163.00 points) to finish at 3,378.00.
• Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211): -2.27% (12.80 points) to trade at 550.10.

Market Statistics

• Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange 2976 to 755, with 159 remaining unchanged.
• DeNA Co Ltd marked a five-year high.
• The Nikkei Volatility Index was up 14.91% to 21.04.

Commodities

• Crude oil for February delivery: $69.61 (-0.01%).
• Brent oil for March delivery: $72.78 (-0.10%).
• February Gold Futures: $2,649.14 (-0.18%).

Currency Exchange

• USD/JPY: -0.15% to 157.77.
• EUR/JPY: -0.25% to 164.26.
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.06% at 107.96.