Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Machinery and Precision Instruments sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.79%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506), which rose 5.05% or 143.0 points to trade at 2977.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) added 4.68% or 145.0 points to end at 3245.0 and TDK Corp (T:6762) was up 4.57% or 400.0 points to 9160.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269), which fell 0.99% or 52.0 points to trade at 5187.0 at the close. Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) declined 0.71% or 2.0 points to end at 280.0 and Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2503) was down 0.62% or 16.0 points to 2555.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2947 to 586 and 180 ended unchanged.
Shares in Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) fell to 52-week lows; losing 0.99% or 52.0 to 5187.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.65% to 18.69.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.53% or 0.30 to $57.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.47% or 0.31 to hit $66.89 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 4.75 to trade at $1295.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.16% to 111.36, while EUR/JPY rose 0.36% to 125.52.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 96.960.