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 added 0.02% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 4.52% or 220.0 points to trade at 5090.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704) added 3.83% or 185.0 points to end at 5020.0 and Yokogawa Electric Corp. (T:6841) was up 3.45% or 75.0 points to 2248.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Familymart Ltd (T:8028), which fell 2.46% or 64.0 points to trade at 2536.0 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) declined 2.35% or 54.0 points to end at 2246.0 and Yamaha Corp. (T:7951) was down 2.09% or 110.0 points to 5150.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2295 to 1186 and 256 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.15 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.05% or 0.03 to $59.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.22% or 0.14 to hit $65.20 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.49% or 6.85 to trade at $1396.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.13% to 108.28, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 122.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 96.303.