Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Railway & Bus, Transportation Equipment and Fishery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101), which rose 8.16% or 364.00 points to trade at 4,825.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (TYO:5101) added 7.90% or 259.00 points to end at 3,539.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) was up 6.44% or 145.00 points to 2,395.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TOTO Ltd. (TYO:5332), which fell 3.09% or 130.00 points to trade at 4,071.00 at the close. Olympus Corp. (TYO:7733) declined 2.51% or 66.50 points to end at 2,588.00 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6506) was down 2.21% or 119.00 points to 5,271.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2343 to 1210 and 313 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.48% to 20.60 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.01% or 0.01 to $78.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.07% or 0.06 to hit $82.46 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 5.00 to trade at $2,389.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.32% to 156.49, while EUR/JPY fell 0.44% to 170.27.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 104.07.