Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Gas & Water and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.06% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 5.33% or 55.0 points to trade at 1087.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Familymart Ltd (T:8028) added 3.94% or 370.0 points to end at 9760.0 and Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2269) was up 3.27% or 270.0 points to 8530.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303), which fell 2.99% or 50.5 points to trade at 1639.0 at the close. Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (T:8802) declined 2.83% or 52.5 points to end at 1804.0 and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151) was down 2.73% or 66.0 points to 2352.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2418 to 940 and 198 ended unchanged.
Shares in Familymart Ltd (T:8028) rose to all time highs; rising 3.94% or 370.0 to 9760.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.93% to 17.92 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.08% or 0.05 to $66.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $71.36 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 5.70 to trade at $1345.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 106.97, while EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 132.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 89.05.