Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Rubber, Electrical/Machinery and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.18% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631), which rose 16.52% or 374.0 points to trade at 2638.0 at the close. Meanwhile, GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674) added 5.52% or 30.0 points to end at 573.0 and Okuma Corp. (T:6103) was up 5.28% or 55.0 points to 1097.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Haseko Corp (T:1808), which fell 2.73% or 39.00 points to trade at 1391.00 at the close. Yahoo Japan Corp. (T:4689) declined 1.74% or 9.0 points to end at 508.5 and Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233) was down 1.59% or 7.0 points to 432.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2531 to 732 and 192 ended unchanged.
Shares in The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) rose to 52-week highs; rising 16.52% or 374.0 to 2638.0. Shares in GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.52% or 30.0 to 573.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 20.34% to 15.31.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.50% or 0.24 to $47.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.45% or 0.24 to hit $53.60 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 5.03 to trade at $1330.67 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.29% to 109.72, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 131.19.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 91.85.