The Japan share market advanced for second straight session on Tuesday, 09 August 2016, as gains in the Mining, Paper & Pulp and Food sectors led shares higher. The 225-issue Nikkei stock average rose 114.40 points, or 0.69%, to finish at 16,764.97. The Topix index of all first-section issues ended up 11.96 points, or 0.92%, at 1,317.49. Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1297 to 615 and 144 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.66% to 19.56 a new 6-month low.
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