The Japan share market finished higher on Tuesday, 07 June 2016, as buying was triggered by strong U.S. stocks overnight and the yen's depreciation against the U.S. dollar. Gainers were led by mining, oil and coal products and miscellaneous product issues. The 225-issue Nikkei average advanced 95.42 points, or 0.58%, to end at 16675.45. The Topix index of all first-section issues rose 8.34 points, or 0.63%, to 1,340.77. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1178 to 656 and 163 ended unchanged. The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.00% to 26.41.
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