Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Transport and Fishery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 6.27% or 260.0 points to trade at 4410.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (T:9432) added 4.50% or 215.0 points to end at 4991.0 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) was up 3.96% or 2120.0 points to 55660.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Terumo Corp. (T:4543), which fell 3.78% or 250.0 points to trade at 6370.0 at the close. Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) declined 2.58% or 63.0 points to end at 2378.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) was down 2.35% or 172.0 points to 7138.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1910 to 1543 and 217 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.01% to 27.71 a new 6-months high.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.77% or 0.55 to $71.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.74% or 0.60 to hit $80.18 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 2.40 to trade at $1232.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.31% to 112.13, while EUR/JPY rose 0.39% to 129.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 94.71.