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 0.49%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Panasonic Corp (T:6752), which rose 10.04% or 108.0 points to trade at 1183.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Ebara Corp. (T:6361) added 9.41% or 285.0 points to end at 3315.0 and Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) was up 5.81% or 300.0 points to 5460.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103), which fell 5.88% or 23.0 points to trade at 368.0 at the close. Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) declined 4.38% or 116.0 points to end at 2532.0 and Nomura Holdings Inc (T:8604) was down 2.76% or 15.3 points to 540.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2767 to 823 and 179 ended unchanged.
Shares in Panasonic Corp (T:6752) rose to 52-week highs; up 10.04% or 108.0 to 1183.5. Shares in Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.38% or 116.0 to 2532.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.88.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.06% or 0.53 to $50.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.59% or 0.32 to hit $54.77 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.26% or 4.05 to trade at $1578.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 108.86, while EUR/JPY rose 0.12% to 120.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 97.760.