Investing.com – Japanese stocks were higher after Monday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the price rose 2.01%.
The best artists of the session on the were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 14.35% or 986.00 points to trade at 7,855.00 at the close. In the meantime, Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:) added 5.93% or 35.70 points to end at 637.80 and Kikkoman Corp. (TYO:) rose 5.28% or 90.00 points to 1,795.00 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Olympus Corp. (TYO:), which fell 5.64% or 160.00 points to trade at 2,678.00 at the close. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) fell 3.51% or 203.00 points to end at 5,587.00 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:) fell 3.49% or 186.00 points to 5,141.00.
Rising stocks outpaced falling stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3,167 to 527, with 173 ending unchanged.
The shares in Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to record highs; rising by 14.35% or 986.00 to 7,855.00. The shares in Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:) rose to its highest level in three years; rising by 5.93% or 35.70 to 637.80.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 27.80.
Crude oil for December fell 4.37%, or 3.14, to $68.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for January delivery fell 4.07%, or 3.08, to $72.55 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.01%, or 0.30, to $2,754. 30 per troy ounce.
USD/JPY rose 0.64% to 153.27, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 165.42.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.17% to 104.31.
