Investing.com – 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 rose 0.85%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nomura Holdings Inc (T:8604), which rose 7.16% or 28.9 points to trade at 432.7 at the close. Meanwhile, Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) added 6.95% or 63.0 points to end at 970.0 and CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) was up 6.38% or 240.0 points to 4000.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Inpex Corp. (T:1605), which fell 4.33% or 33.2 points to trade at 732.8 at the close. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) declined 4.13% or 31.0 points to end at 720.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was down 3.73% or 10.0 points to 258.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2515 to 1192 and 105 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inpex Corp. (T:1605) fell to all time lows; down 4.33% or 33.2 to 732.8. Shares in Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) fell to 5-year lows; down 4.13% or 31.0 to 720.0. Shares in Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.73% or 10.0 to 258.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 47.71 a new 3-years high.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 5.36% or 1.67 to $32.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 4.92% or 1.69 to hit $36.05 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.75% or 12.65 to trade at $1663.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 1.90% to 104.28, while EUR/JPY rose 1.05% to 118.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.99% at 95.810.