Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Fishery, Pharmaceutical Industry and Precision Instruments sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.15% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 6.13% or 46.0 points to trade at 797.0 at the close. Meanwhile, SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) added 4.42% or 48.0 points to end at 1133.0 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (T:2501) was up 4.39% or 22.0 points to 523.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (T:5101), which fell 7.93% or 188.0 points to trade at 2184.0 at the close. Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. (T:4041) declined 6.64% or 55.0 points to end at 773.0 and Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. (T:3105) was down 6.28% or 103.0 points to 1537.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1130 to 743.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.44% to 21.17 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.57% or 0.25 to $44.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $48.02 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.36% or 3.90 to trade at $1092.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.13% to 123.33, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 132.50.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.06% at 99.18.