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 added 0.55%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 5.35% or 310.0 points to trade at 6100.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 4.47% or 48.0 points to end at 1121.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was up 4.36% or 12.0 points to 287.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Familymart Ltd (T:8028), which fell 4.20% or 100.0 points to trade at 2280.0 at the close. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) declined 3.12% or 66.0 points to end at 2047.0 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501) was down 2.93% or 15.0 points to 497.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2651 to 827 and 235 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 21.77.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.11% or 0.06 to $56.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $59.73 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.55 to trade at $1510.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.16% to 106.44, while EUR/JPY fell 0.17% to 117.89.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 98.268.