Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Communication and Fishery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.95% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were IHI Corp. (TYO:7013), which rose 9.70% or 396.00 points to trade at 4,477.00 at the close. Meanwhile, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (TYO:8725) added 5.52% or 176.00 points to end at 3,366.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) was up 5.22% or 299.00 points to 6,032.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920), which fell 3.19% or 1,160.00 points to trade at 35,260.00 at the close. Nidec Corp (TYO:6594) declined 2.11% or 157.00 points to end at 7,291.00 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035) was down 1.69% or 590.00 points to 34,400.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2848 to 807 and 231 ended unchanged.
Shares in IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.70% or 396.00 to 4,477.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.10% to 17.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.04% or 0.03 to $81.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $85.16 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.30% or 7.10 to trade at $2,337.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 159.49, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 171.21.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 105.12.