Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.87% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568), which rose 6.46% or 421.0 points to trade at 6939.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 5.88% or 84.5 points to end at 1522.5 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was up 5.27% or 85.0 points to 1697.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which fell 2.19% or 43.0 points to trade at 1916.0 at the close. Ebara Corp. (T:6361) declined 1.69% or 50.0 points to end at 2903.0 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) was down 1.55% or 43.0 points to 2727.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2886 to 674 and 194 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 17.34.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.73% or 0.39 to $53.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.61% or 0.36 to hit $58.99 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.65 to trade at $1495.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 108.36, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 119.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 98.162.