Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Insurance, Banking and Non-Metal Minerals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.63% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taisei Corp. (T:1801), which rose 4.33% or 255.0 points to trade at 6145.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. (T:5703) added 3.87% or 13.0 points to end at 349.0 and Softbank Corp. (T:9984) was up 2.99% or 274.5 points to 9453.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (T:8630), which fell 4.73% or 214.0 points to trade at 4314.0 at the close. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (T:8725) declined 3.86% or 143.0 points to end at 3562.0 and Marubeni Corp. (T:8002) was down 3.83% or 29.2 points to 732.4.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2231 to 1036 and 226 ended unchanged.
Shares in Taisei Corp. (T:1801) rose to all time highs; up 4.33% or 255.0 to 6145.0. Shares in Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. (T:5703) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.87% or 13.0 to 349.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.27% to 14.82.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.30% or 0.15 to $49.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.43% or 0.24 to hit $56.03 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 4.97 to trade at $1289.97 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.12% to 112.55, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 132.47.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 93.35.