Japan Stock Market Summary

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Gas & Water, Banking, and Retail sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.84%.

Best Performers

• Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801): +7.04% (+452.00 points) to trade at 6,870.00.
• Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012): +6.62% (+370.00 points) to end at 5,958.00.
• Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803): +6.18% (+350.00 points) to 6,012.00 in late trade.

Worst Performers

• Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503): -3.08% (-61.50 points) to trade at 1,934.00.
• Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501): -1.60% (-8.70 points) to end at 533.60.
• Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506): -1.58% (-9.00 points) to 562.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2416 to 1173, with 284 ending unchanged.

• Shares in Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) rose to 5-year highs.
• Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) fell to 52-week lows.
• Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) reached all-time highs.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.31% to 22.31.

Commodities Trading

• Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.37% to $68.35 a barrel.
• Brent oil for February delivery rose 0.43% to $72.14 a barrel.
• February Gold Futures rose 0.39% to trade at $2,668.99 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange

• USD/JPY was up 0.29% to 150.02.
• EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 157.34.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 106.49.