Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Power, Mining and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which rose 5.64% or 55.00 points to trade at 1,030.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (T:9007) added 2.80% or 56.00 points to end at 2,055.00 and Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984) was up 2.61% or 151.00 points to 5,936.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which fell 6.74% or 295.00 points to trade at 4,080.00 at the close. T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) declined 4.76% or 80.00 points to end at 1,602.00 and Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (T:8750) was down 4.43% or 111.00 points to 2,397.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1956 to 1585 and 239 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 11.99% to 18.72 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.53% or 0.55 to $103.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.53% or 0.57 to hit $108.10 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 5.40 to trade at $1,928.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.00% to 122.78, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 134.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 98.84.