Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.23%









Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Non-Metal Minerals, Pharmaceutical Industry and Shipbuilding sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.23% to hit a new 3-months high.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sharp Corp. (T:6753), which rose 13.64% or 18.0 points to trade at 150.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Pioneer Corp. (T:6773) added 5.52% or 19.0 points to end at 363.0 and Nitto Denko Co (T:6988) was up 5.30% or 442.0 points to 8788.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504), which fell 2.28% or 13.0 points to trade at 557.0 at the close. NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (T:8630) declined 2.07% or 84.0 points to end at 3975.0 and Furukawa Co., Ltd. (T:5715) was down 1.97% or 5.0 points to 249.0.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1229 to 644.

Shares in Pioneer Corp. (T:6773) rose to 3-years highs; up 5.52% or 19.0 to 363.0.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.47% to 20.16 a new 3-months low.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.83% or 0.34 to $42.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.28% or 0.12 to hit $45.09 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.41% or 4.40 to trade at $1071.20 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.13% to 122.69, while EUR/JPY fell 0.19% to 130.42.

The US Dollar Index was down 0.06% at 99.77.
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