Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Food, Manufacturing and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.26% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151), which rose 5.23% or 79.0 points to trade at 1590.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Konami Corp. (T:9766) added 3.74% or 135.0 points to end at 3745.0 and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (T:5232) was up 3.52% or 16.0 points to 470.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Amada Co., Ltd. (T:6113), which fell 5.12% or 56.0 points to trade at 1037.0 at the close. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) declined 3.85% or 10.0 points to end at 249.5 and Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. (T:9301) was down 2.82% or 45.0 points to 1553.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1608 to 342 and 106 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.52% to 22.77.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.07% or 0.92 to $45.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.44% or 0.21 to hit $47.84 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.34% or 4.45 to trade at $1331.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 103.45, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 115.40.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.05% at 95.69.