Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Gas & Water and Railway & Bus sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.10% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Asahi Kasei Corp. (T:3407), which rose 4.65% or 54.5 points to trade at 1226.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) added 4.17% or 72.0 points to end at 1798.0 and Tokyu Corp. (T:9005) was up 3.87% or 70.0 points to 1880.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which fell 3.35% or 95.0 points to trade at 2737.0 at the close. Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984) declined 3.28% or 340.0 points to end at 10035.0 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) was down 1.84% or 60.0 points to 3205.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1892 to 1541 and 268 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.08% to 17.88.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.68% or 0.38 to $56.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $66.44 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.67% or 8.85 to trade at $1330.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.14% to 110.75, while EUR/JPY rose 0.22% to 125.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 96.648.