Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Textile, Electrical/Machinery and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 4.32% or 14.0 points to trade at 338.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nomura Holdings Inc (T:8604) added 3.74% or 13.2 points to end at 365.8 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) was up 3.42% or 115.0 points to 3480.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Olympus Corp. (T:7733), which fell 2.93% or 38.0 points to trade at 1261.0 at the close. Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681) declined 1.93% or 21.0 points to end at 1067.0 and Konami Corp. (T:9766) was down 1.75% or 90.0 points to 5050.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2229 to 1253 and 233 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.77% to 17.16 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.13% or 0.60 to $53.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.66% or 0.41 to hit $62.70 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.00% or 0.05 to trade at $1329.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.12% to 108.56, while EUR/JPY rose 0.27% to 122.99.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 96.653.