Nikkei 225 up 2.14% at close of trade
Japanese stocks rose after the close of trade on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Power and Chemicals, Petroleum & Plastics sectors helped stocks advance
At the close of trade in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was up 2.14%.
The best performers on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035), which rose 11.25% or 2,740.00 points to trade at 27,100.00 at the close of trade. Meanwhile, Kyocera Corp. (TYO:6971) rose 8.05% or 125.00 points to close at 1,678.50 and Renesas Electronics Corp. (TYO:6723) gained 7.00% or 141.50 points to close at 2,162.50 in the last trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:3659), which fell 2.92% or 67.00 points to close at 2,227.50 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) fell 2.73% or 62.50 points to close at 2,229.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) dropped 2.49% or 133.00 points to close at 5,207.00.
Gainers outnumbered decliners on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2012 to 1,609 and 263 ended unchanged.
Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, rose 4.54% to 22.78.
Source: Investing.com
