Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Mining and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101), which rose 3.64% or 112.00 points to trade at 3,185.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) added 3.46% or 217.00 points to end at 6,491.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) was up 3.40% or 101.00 points to 3,070.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:5406), which fell 2.82% or 30.00 points to trade at 1,033.00 at the close. Nippon Express Holdings,Inc. (TYO:9147) declined 1.99% or 160.00 points to end at 7,880.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was down 1.89% or 220.00 points to 11,420.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1952 to 1603 and 274 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.52% to 17.08.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.99% or 0.80 to $81.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.87% or 0.74 to hit $85.67 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 3.25 to trade at $1,997.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.25% to 132.74, while EUR/JPY rose 0.37% to 144.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 101.75.