Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Communication and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.48% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Inpex Corp. (T:1605), which rose 8.63% or 114.00 points to trade at 1,435.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) added 8.19% or 37.00 points to end at 489.00 and Mitsubishi Corp. (T:8058) was up 6.89% or 296.00 points to 4,592.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801), which fell 6.72% or 580.00 points to trade at 8,050.00 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) declined 1.85% or 230.00 points to end at 12,170.00 and Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. (T:2002) was down 1.81% or 32.00 points to 1,734.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1915 to 1692 and 210 ended unchanged.
Shares in Inpex Corp. (T:1605) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 8.63% or 114.00 to 1,435.00. Shares in Mitsubishi Corp. (T:8058) rose to all time highs; rising 6.89% or 296.00 to 4,592.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.82% to 25.29.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.56% or 1.72 to $111.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.55% or 1.79 to hit $117.41 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 5.25 to trade at $1,934.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.81% to 120.43, while EUR/JPY rose 0.48% to 132.21.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 98.85.