Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Marine Transport, Communication and Finance & Investment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.99% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fanuc Corp. (T:6954), which rose 4.79% or 1530.0 points to trade at 33450.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) added 4.77% or 270.0 points to end at 5930.0 and Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865) was up 3.51% or 24.0 points to 707.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411), which fell 2.63% or 72.0 points to trade at 2664.5 at the close. Nisshin Steel Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5413) declined 2.41% or 47.0 points to end at 1904.0 and Nikon Corp. (T:7731) was down 2.34% or 53.0 points to 2211.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1707 to 1645 and 225 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fanuc Corp. (T:6954) rose to all time highs; up 4.79% or 1530.0 to 33450.0. Shares in Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.77% or 270.0 to 5930.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.91.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.26% or 0.17 to $64.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.44% or 0.31 to hit $69.95 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 4.10 to trade at $1339.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.22% to 110.77, while EUR/JPY rose 0.01% to 135.60.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 90.36.