Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Mining and Precision Instruments sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sony Corp (T:6758), which rose 9.26% or 445.0 points to trade at 5250.0 at the close. Meanwhile, JGC Corp. (T:1963) added 7.29% or 114.0 points to end at 1678.0 and NEC Corp. (T:6701) was up 4.46% or 170.0 points to 3985.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T:4021), which fell 2.97% or 160.0 points to trade at 5220.0 at the close. Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233) declined 2.94% or 41.0 points to end at 1352.0 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501) was down 2.85% or 19.0 points to 648.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2181 to 1267 and 248 ended unchanged.
Shares in Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.94% or 41.0 to 1352.0. Shares in NEC Corp. (T:6701) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 4.46% or 170.0 to 3985.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.49% to 16.12.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.36% or 0.23 to $64.63 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.21% or 0.15 to hit $71.25 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.30% or 3.85 to trade at $1305.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.19% to 111.26, while EUR/JPY fell 0.06% to 125.42.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 96.562.