Tuesday night, after the market closed, shares in Japan went up because of gains in the power, electrical/machinery, and machinery sectors.
At the end of the day in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.46% to reach a new high for the past month.
On the Nikkei 225, Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361), which rose 6.51% or 330 points to trade at 5,400.00 at the end of the day, did the best. Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO: 4902) gained 4.19 percent, or 22 points, to finish at $547.00, and GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO: 6674) rose 3.77 percent, or 82 points, to $2,255.00 in late trading.
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which fell 1.32% or 37 points to close at 2,771.00, did the worst of the day’s stocks. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:5406) fell 1.18 percent, or 8 points, to finish at 672.00, while Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523) fell 0.82 percent, or 68 points, to 8,209.00.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, there were 2,574 stocks that went up, 999 that went down, and 254 that stayed the same.
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The implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, which is measured by the Nikkei Volatility, went up by 0.92% to 17.53.
Crude oil for delivery in March went down 0.02%, or $0.02, to $81.60 per barrel. In other commodity trading, Brent oil for delivery in March dropped 0.18 percent, or $0.16, to $88.03 per barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract went up 0.69 percent, or $13.25 per troy ounce, to $1,941.85.
The USD/JPY fell by 0.62 percent to 129.85, and the EUR/JPY fell by 0.39 percent to 141.44.
At 101.54, the US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.37%.
