Nikkei gains as soft yen boosts exporters

The Japan share market finished session in positive territory on Tuesday, 20 June 2017, as investors sentiments powered by record highs on Wall Street overnight and depreciation in the yen after Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley's comments. The Nikkei finished up 0.8% at 20,230.41 Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2249 to 938 and 296 ended unchanged. The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.52% to 13.29.

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