Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Electrical/Machinery, Precision Instruments and Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.44% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Keio Corp. (T:9008), which rose 5.43% or 320.0 points to trade at 6210.0 at the close. Meanwhile, JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) added 5.13% or 120.5 points to end at 2469.0 and Tosoh Corp. (T:4042) was up 4.90% or 79.0 points to 1690.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Softbank Corp. (T:9984), which fell 2.15% or 235.0 points to trade at 10720.0 at the close. Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) declined 2.07% or 65.0 points to end at 3070.0 and Kyocera Corp. (T:6971) was down 0.88% or 57.0 points to 6449.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2583 to 872 and 188 ended unchanged.
Shares in Keio Corp. (T:9008) rose to all time highs; rising 5.43% or 320.0 to 6210.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.36% to 16.38.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.22% or 0.15 to $68.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.38% or 0.30 to hit $77.75 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 2.60 to trade at $1203.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 111.93, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 130.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 94.12.