Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transport, Real Estate and Precision Instruments sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.01% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JFE Holdings, Inc. (TYO:5411), which rose 14.51% or 237.00 points to trade at 1,870.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) added 9.26% or 295.00 points to end at 3,480.00 and Sumitomo Corp. (TYO:8053) was up 6.65% or 165.00 points to 2,645.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ricoh Co., Ltd. (TYO:7752), which fell 6.80% or 77.00 points to trade at 1,055.00 at the close. Chiyoda Corp. (TYO:6366) declined 5.91% or 24.00 points to end at 382.00 and Toyobo Co., Ltd. (TYO:3101) was down 1.22% or 13.00 points to 1,051.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2657 to 959 and 223 ended unchanged.
Shares in JFE Holdings, Inc. (TYO:5411) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 14.51% or 237.00 to 1,870.00. Shares in Sumitomo Corp. (TYO:8053) rose to all time highs; rising 6.65% or 165.00 to 2,645.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.47% to 16.20.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.90% or 0.66 to $72.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.91% or 0.70 to hit $76.31 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 3.85 to trade at $2,029.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 134.96, while EUR/JPY fell 0.32% to 148.16.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 101.32.