Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.35% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were NSK Ltd. (T:6471), which rose 7.21% or 65.0 points to trade at 966.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) added 5.94% or 50.0 points to end at 892.0 and Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (T:8354) was up 5.82% or 108.0 points to 1964.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568), which fell 7.16% or 518.0 points to trade at 6712.0 at the close. Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (T:8804) declined 5.67% or 83.0 points to end at 1380.0 and Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602) was down 4.54% or 210.0 points to 4415.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2072 to 1422 and 228 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.40 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.28% or 0.16 to $58.01 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.21% or 0.13 to hit $62.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.70% or 10.55 to trade at $1500.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.09% to 107.33, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 118.61.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 98.308.