Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Machinery, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.96%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Olympus Corp. (T:7733), which rose 17.48% or 700.0 points to trade at 4705.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Hitachi Ltd (T:6501) added 7.08% or 237.0 points to end at 3583.0 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) was up 6.42% or 173.0 points to 2866.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503), which fell 4.85% or 86.5 points to trade at 1696.0 at the close. Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501) declined 4.18% or 31.0 points to end at 710.0 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) was down 3.53% or 1950.0 points to 53330.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2506 to 1012 and 191 ended unchanged.
Shares in Olympus Corp. (T:7733) rose to 52-week highs; up 17.48% or 700.0 to 4705.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.56% to 23.57.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.81% or 0.41 to $50.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.51% or 0.30 to hit $59.29 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.26% or 3.35 to trade at $1287.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.44% to 108.64, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 124.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 95.312.