TOKYO - Japanese stocks edged higher Tuesday for a fourth straight session, led by brokerage and oil shares. The Nikkei 225 index gained 3.60 points, or 0.02 percent, on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to 18,149.90 points, adding to gains of 1.66 percent over the previous three trading sessions.
"The market may end up consolidating at these levels ahead of the July 4 holiday in the U.S. on lack of foreign buying," said Masanaga Kono, strategist at Societe Generale Asset Management.
Gainers included oil refiners, whose shares rose following the spike in oil futures above $71 per barrel in U.S. trading Monday. Cosmo Oil Co. rose 3.08 percent to 669 yen ($5.48).
Among brokerages, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. added 3.76 percent to 1,352 yen ($11.08).
The broader Topix index, which includes all shares on the exchange's first section, inched up 1.50 points, or 0.08 percent, to 1,781.86 points. The Topix rose 0.31 percent the previous day.
In currencies, the U.S. dollar was trading at 122.40 yen at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, up from 122.32 yen late Monday in New York. The euro edged lower to $1.3629 from $1.3637.
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