Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper&Pulp, Railway&Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.81% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253), which rose 7.77% or 129.0 points to trade at 1789.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) added 6.37% or 24.0 points to end at 401.0 and Obayashi Corp. (T:1802) was up 5.95% or 67.0 points to 1193.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706), which fell 13.31% or 422.5 points to trade at 2752.5 at the close. Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186) declined 3.40% or 16.0 points to end at 454.0 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (T:2802) was down 3.28% or 62.0 points to 1830.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2077 to 1443 and 233 ended unchanged.
Shares in Obayashi Corp. (T:1802) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.95% or 67.0 to 1193.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.67.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.28% or 0.16 to $57.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.31% or 0.19 to hit $62.37 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 4.25 to trade at $1452.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 109.27, while EUR/JPY rose 0.17% to 120.49.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 98.120.
