Japanese stocks rose after the close on Tuesday (1/21), as gains in the Shipbuilding, Machinery and Rubber sectors helped stocks advance.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was up 0.30%.
The best performers on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which rose 4.02% or 22.00 points to trade at 569.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920) gained 2.86% or 430.00 points to close at 15,475.00 and Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO:6723) gained 2.21% or 45.00 points to 2,079.00 in late trade.
The worst performers on the session were Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012), which fell 3.91% or 275.00 points to close at 6,750.00. Eneos Holdings Inc. (TYO:5020) dropped 2.65% or 22.00 points to close at 807.20 and Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) dropped 2.28% or 44.50 points to 1,911.00.
Gainers outnumbered decliners on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1,924 to 1,598, with 327 ending unchanged.
Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 3.58% to 21.81.
Crude oil for March delivery rose 0.25% or 0.19 to settle at $76.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for March delivery fell 0.34% or 0.27 to settle at $79.88 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 8.04 to trade at $2,739.84 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY fell 0.03% to 155.53, while EUR/JPY fell 0.48% to 161.26.
The U.S. Dollar Index Futures rose 0.44% to 108.36. (AL)
Source: Investing.com
