Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Shipbuilding and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.31% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Furukawa Co., Ltd. (T:5715), which rose 4.43% or 9.0 points to trade at 212.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) added 4.34% or 21.0 points to end at 505.0 and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) was up 4.21% or 10.0 points to 247.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which fell 3.54% or 47.0 points to trade at 1280.0 at the close. Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) declined 2.37% or 92.0 points to end at 3788.0 and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (T:6503) was down 2.29% or 36.5 points to 1559.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1818 to 1153 and 355 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.21% or 10.0 to 247.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.15% to 19.38.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.10% or 0.53 to $48.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.12% or 0.55 to hit $49.45 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.42% or 5.05 to trade at $1214.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 111.03, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 117.87.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.11% at 101.05.