Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Shipbuilding and Steel sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.44%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 7.33% or 97.0 points to trade at 1421.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) added 6.54% or 930.0 points to end at 15145.0 and Komatsu Ltd. (T:6301) was up 6.18% or 162.5 points to 2793.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214), which fell 6.35% or 187.0 points to trade at 2759.0 at the close. Tokyu Fudosan (T:3289) declined 4.11% or 27.0 points to end at 630.0 and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9502) was down 3.52% or 59.5 points to 1633.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2866 to 717 and 124 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.35% or 187.0 to 2759.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.14% to 28.15.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.03% or 0.02 to $67.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.13% or 0.10 to hit $77.27 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 2.60 to trade at $1225.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.40% to 112.82, while EUR/JPY rose 0.39% to 128.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 96.50.