Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Banking and Finance & Investment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.15% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. (T:2002), which rose 4.91% or 115.0 points to trade at 2459.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) added 4.39% or 144.0 points to end at 3424.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) was up 4.13% or 331.0 points to 8336.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506), which fell 6.28% or 235.0 points to trade at 3505.0 at the close. Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T:4021) declined 3.23% or 200.0 points to end at 5990.0 and Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) was down 3.11% or 221.0 points to 6885.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2628 to 843 and 174 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.43% to 16.17.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.65% or 0.47 to $72.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.91% or 0.73 to hit $81.26 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.30 to trade at $1203.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.09% to 112.91, while EUR/JPY rose 0.07% to 132.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 93.87.