Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Marine Transport, Shipbuilding and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211), which rose 5.95% or 29.0 points to trade at 516.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) added 3.87% or 11.0 points to end at 295.0 and CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) was up 3.47% or 155.0 points to 4620.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103), which fell 3.25% or 12.0 points to trade at 357.0 at the close. Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. (T:5703) declined 2.93% or 7.0 points to end at 232.0 and Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) was down 2.69% or 95.0 points to 3435.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1807 to 1653 and 240 ended unchanged.
Shares in Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.25% or 12.0 to 357.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.76% to 18.56.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.48% or 0.28 to $58.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.32% or 0.22 to hit $68.55 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.35 to trade at $1282.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 109.44, while EUR/JPY fell 0.21% to 122.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 97.685.