Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Power and Shipbuilding sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:7762), which rose 16.18% or 100.00 points to trade at 718.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kajima Corp. (TYO:1812) added 5.41% or 82.00 points to end at 1,598.00 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (TYO:5301) was up 4.98% or 59.00 points to 1,244.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098), which fell 5.02% or 220.00 points to trade at 4,159.00 at the close. Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) declined 3.62% or 97.00 points to end at 2,585.00 and Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) was down 1.49% or 10.00 points to 662.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2503 to 1099 and 225 ended unchanged.
Shares in Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:7762) rose to 3-years highs; rising 16.18% or 100.00 to 718.00. Shares in Kajima Corp. (TYO:1812) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.41% or 82.00 to 1,598.00. Shares in Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (TYO:5301) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.98% or 59.00 to 1,244.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.79% to 16.51.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.80% or 0.64 to $79.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.42% or 0.36 to hit $86.25 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 6.55 to trade at $1,870.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.34% to 131.96, while EUR/JPY fell 0.18% to 141.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 103.03.