Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531), which rose 3.44% or 49.0 points to trade at 1474.0 at the close. Meanwhile, East Japan Railway Co. (T:9020) added 2.98% or 320.0 points to end at 11055.0 and Sojitz Corp. (T:2768) was up 2.75% or 11.0 points to 410.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which fell 2.75% or 71.0 points to trade at 2513.0 at the close. T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) declined 2.26% or 41.0 points to end at 1769.5 and Advantest Corp. (T:6857) was down 2.12% or 53.0 points to 2449.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1937 to 1358 and 256 ended unchanged.
Shares in Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) rose to all time highs; rising 3.44% or 49.0 to 1474.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.17% to 15.38.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.35% or 0.23 to $66.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.46% or 0.35 to hit $76.81 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.40 to trade at $1301.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 110.25, while EUR/JPY rose 0.35% to 130.11.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 93.50.
