Japan stocks continue to gain

After initial losses in morning trade, the Nikkei 225 index continued to build onMonday's gains and was up by 0.5% to 15,387.99 points.

With the yen remaining strong, Japanese exporters though continued to suffer.

After initial losses in morning trade, the Nikkei 225 index continued to build onMonday's gains and was up by 0.5% to 15,387.99 points.

With the yen remaining strong, Japanese exporters though continued to suffer.