Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Gas & Water and Precision Instruments sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 6.61% or 68.0 points to trade at 1096.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) added 5.95% or 169.0 points to end at 3010.0 and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) was up 5.08% or 260.0 points to 5375.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064), which fell 3.22% or 90.0 points to trade at 2706.5 at the close. Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (T:2501) declined 3.13% or 100.0 points to end at 3100.0 and Yamaha Corp. (T:7951) was down 1.47% or 70.0 points to 4685.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1873 to 1464 and 233 ended unchanged.
Shares in Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.61% or 68.0 to 1096.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.16% to 20.72.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.22% or 0.14 to $63.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.19% or 0.13 to hit $67.16 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 2.00 to trade at $1334.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.01% to 106.93, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 131.90.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 89.67.