Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Transport and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Subaru Corp (T:7270), which rose 4.51% or 79.50 points to trade at 1,843.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) added 4.35% or 18.00 points to end at 432.00 and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201) was up 4.22% or 19.60 points to 484.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which fell 17.39% or 700.00 points to trade at 3,325.00 at the close. Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713) declined 9.98% or 599.00 points to end at 5,401.00 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) was down 9.72% or 277.00 points to 2,574.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2600 to 983 and 187 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.33% to 28.98.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 5.36% or 5.52 to $97.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 5.55% or 5.93 to hit $100.97 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.31% or 25.65 to trade at $1,935.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.13% to 118.03, while EUR/JPY rose 0.38% to 129.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 98.76.