At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.82% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dentsu Inc. (T:4324), which rose 5.26% or 160.0 points to trade at 3200.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Panasonic Corp (T:6752) added 4.97% or 66.5 points to end at 1404.0 and Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp (T:4188) was up 4.93% or 33.0 points to 702.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004), which fell 3.04% or 21.0 points to trade at 669.0 at the close. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:7012) declined 2.68% or 66.0 points to end at 2398.0 and AGC Inc (T:5201) was down 2.30% or 90.0 points to 3830.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2222 to 1257 and 253 ended unchanged.
Shares in Panasonic Corp (T:6752) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.97% or 66.5 to 1404.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 23.71.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.45% or 0.24 to $53.07 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.41% or 0.23 to hit $55.85 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.03% or 0.60 to trade at $1865.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 103.45, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 125.47.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 90.305.
