Investing.com – Japanese stocks were higher after Tuesday’s close as gains in the , and sectors sent shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the price rose 1.84%.
The best artists of the session on the were Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 7.04% or 452.00 points to trade at 6,870.00 at the close. In the meantime, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) added 6.62% or 370.00 points to end at 5,958.00 and Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) rose 6.18% or 350.00 points to 6,012.00 in late trading.
The session’s worst performers were Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:), which fell 3.08% or 61.50 points to trade at 1,934.00 at the close. Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:) fell 1.60% or 8.70 points to end at 533.60 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:) fell 1.58% or 9.00 points to 562.00.
From 2416 to 1173, rising stocks outnumbered falling stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with 284 ending unchanged.
The shares in Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to its highest level in five years; increase of 7.04% or 452.00 to 6,870.00. The shares of Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:) fell to a 52-week low; a decline of 1.60% or 8.70 to 533.60. The shares in Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) rose to record highs; increasing by 6.18% or 350.00 to 6,012.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 7.31% to 22.31.
January crude oil deliveries rose 0.37%, or 0.25, to $68.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for February delivery rose 0.43% or 0.31 to $72.14 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 10.49 to $2,668. 99 per troy ounce.
USD/JPY rose 0.29% to 150.02, while EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 157.34.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.06% to 106.49.
