Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.20%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 366.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 8780.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was unchanged 0% or 0 points to 357.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which unchanged 0% or 0 points to trade at 3330.0 at the close. T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) unchanged 0% or 0 points to end at 1729.0 and Chiba Bank Ltd (T:8331) was 0% or 0 points to 770.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2365 to 1245 and 177 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) unchanged to 5-year highs; unchanged 0% or 0 to 8780.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 26.53.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 3.68% or 3.32 to $93.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 2.10% or 1.95 to hit $94.94 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.63% or 12.05 to trade at $1911.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was unchanged 0% to 114.74, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0% to 129.79.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 96.112.