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 0.09% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269), which rose 4.19% or 187.0 points to trade at 4652.0 at the close. Meanwhile, SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) added 3.81% or 55.0 points to end at 1497.0 and Aeon Co., Ltd. (T:8267) was up 3.34% or 66.5 points to 2059.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which fell 5.00% or 66.0 points to trade at 1255.0 at the close. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) declined 3.54% or 37.0 points to end at 1009.0 and Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd (T:6178) was down 3.34% or 35.0 points to 1014.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2258 to 1255 and 238 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.91.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.87% or 0.51 to $58.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.00% or 0.65 to hit $64.12 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 2.35 to trade at $1529.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 107.58, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 118.25.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 98.278.