Tokyo markets ended the trading day with broad gains on Tuesday, as sector strength in Real Estate, Banking and Textiles pushed the Nikkei 225 higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was up 2.20%.
The session's largest winners on the Nikkei were Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801), which surged 22.86% - a 4,000.00-point jump to finish at 21,500.00. Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (TYO:4021) climbed 17.04%, gaining 1,000.00 points to end at 6,869.00, and Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:7261) rose 12.00%, or 145.50 points, to close at 1,357.50.
On the downside, Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:5232) declined 4.75%, slipping 210.00 points to 4,214.00 at the close. Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO:6723) fell 3.88%, down 120.50 points to 2,982.50, while Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5214) was 3.29% lower, a drop of 205.00 points to 6,023.00.
Market breadth on the Tokyo Stock Exchange favored gainers by a wide margin: 2,888 stocks advanced, 736 declined and 201 finished unchanged.
Several stocks hit notable peaks during the session. Shares of Furukawa Electric reached a five-year high, closing at 21,500.00 after the 22.86% increase. Nissan Chemical rose to a three-year high, finishing at 6,869.00. Mazda’s shares settled at a 52-week high of 1,357.50 following its 12.00% gain.
The Nikkei Volatility index, which tracks implied volatility for Nikkei 225 options, moved lower, falling 8.22% to 35.82.
Commodity and currency moves were mixed. Crude oil for March delivery ticked up 0.09% - a $0.06 gain - to $64.42 a barrel. Brent oil for April delivery increased 0.17% to $69.16 a barrel. April Gold Futures were down 0.57%, dropping $28.71 to trade at $5,050.69 a troy ounce.
In foreign exchange, USD/JPY weakened 0.32% to 155.32, while EUR/JPY fell 0.40% to 184.91. The US Dollar Index Futures was slightly higher, up 0.08% at 96.77.
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