Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.96%

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Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.96%
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Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Machinery , Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Electrical/Machinery sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.96%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Olympus Corp. (T: 7733 ), which rose 17.48% or 700.0 points to trade at 4705.0 at the close. Hitachi Ltd (T: 6501 ) added 7.08% or 237.0 points to end at 3583.0 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T: 6506 ) was up 6.42% or 173.0 points to 2866.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T: 9503 ), which lost 4.85% or 86.5 points to trade at 1696.0 in late trade. Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T: 9501 ) declined 4.18% or 31.0 points to end at 710.0 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T: 9983 ) shed 3.53% or 1950.0 points to 53330.0.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2506 to 1012 and 191 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.56% to 23.57.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.81% or 0.41 to $50.92 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.49% or 0.29 to hit $59.28 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 3.45 to trade at $1287.85 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.42% to 108.61, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 124.45.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 95.310.

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