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 rose 0.47% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nitto Denko Co (T:6988), which rose 6.48% or 372.0 points to trade at 6116.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) added 4.25% or 77.0 points to end at 1889.0 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) was up 3.71% or 81.0 points to 2264.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which fell 3.81% or 11.0 points to trade at 278.0 at the close. Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) declined 2.13% or 174.0 points to end at 7990.0 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501) was down 2.09% or 11.0 points to 515.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2349 to 1176 and 219 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.93.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.72% or 0.40 to $55.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.14% or 0.70 to hit $60.87 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.00% or 0.05 to trade at $1495.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.03% to 108.91, while EUR/JPY fell 0.11% to 120.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 97.575.