Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Services, Insurance and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kao Corp. (T:4452), which rose 3.17% or 225.0 points to trade at 7312.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Terumo Corp. (T:4543) added 2.95% or 150.0 points to end at 5230.0 and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) was up 2.67% or 25.0 points to 962.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which fell 8.10% or 305.0 points to trade at 3460.0 at the close. Toray Industries, Inc. (T:3402) declined 5.30% or 58.5 points to end at 1045.8 and Komatsu Ltd. (T:6301) was down 3.79% or 136.0 points to 3456.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2040 to 1262 and 200 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kao Corp. (T:4452) rose to all time highs; up 3.17% or 225.0 to 7312.0. Shares in Terumo Corp. (T:4543) rose to all time highs; rising 2.95% or 150.0 to 5230.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.28% to 17.72.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.48% or 0.28 to $57.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.11% or 0.07 to hit $63.31 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 1.84 to trade at $1292.56 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 111.28, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 132.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 92.91.