Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Gas & Water, Paper & Pulp and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706), which rose 5.56% or 245.0 points to trade at 4655.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co (T:6305) added 4.65% or 180.0 points to end at 4055.0 and Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214) was up 4.13% or 125.0 points to 3155.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233), which fell 8.60% or 89.0 points to trade at 946.0 at the close. Familymart Ltd (T:8028) declined 4.45% or 430.0 points to end at 9230.0 and Kao Corp. (T:4452) was down 3.68% or 312.0 points to 8162.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1821 to 1514 and 213 ended unchanged.
Shares in Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233) fell to 52-week lows; losing 8.60% or 89.0 to 946.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.09% to 21.24.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.26% or 0.80 to $64.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.28% or 0.88 to hit $69.53 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 0.80 to trade at $1339.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.24% to 107.04, while EUR/JPY rose 0.27% to 131.89.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 89.53.