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 1.88%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which rose 13.74% or 1185.0 points to trade at 9811.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) added 11.83% or 276.0 points to end at 2610.0 and Nikon Corp. (T:7731) was up 10.20% or 75.0 points to 810.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which fell 4.18% or 145.0 points to trade at 3320.0 at the close. Yahoo Japan Corp. (T:4689) declined 3.69% or 24.0 points to end at 626.0 and CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) was down 3.54% or 210.0 points to 5720.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2716 to 867 and 122 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 13.74% or 1185.0 to 9811.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.50.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.86% or 0.36 to $42.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.53% or 0.24 to hit $45.23 a barrel, while the October Gold Futures contract fell 1.43% or 29.10 to trade at $2001.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.22% to 106.19, while EUR/JPY rose 0.26% to 124.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 93.582.