Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Railway & Bus and Machinery sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 2.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Central Japan Railway Co. (T:9022), which rose 4.82% or 1185.0 points to trade at 25765.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) added 4.77% or 20.0 points to end at 439.0 and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) was up 4.75% or 202.0 points to 4452.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aozora Bank, Ltd. (T:8304), which fell 1.56% or 45.0 points to trade at 2847.0 at the close. Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984) declined 0.84% or 90.0 points to end at 10615.0 and Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) was down 0.28% or 10.0 points to 3530.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3012 to 606 and 134 ended unchanged.
Shares in Central Japan Railway Co. (T:9022) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.82% or 1185.0 to 25765.0. Shares in Aozora Bank, Ltd. (T:8304) fell to 3-years lows; falling 1.56% or 45.0 to 2847.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 25.65% to 19.40.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.02% or 0.60 to $59.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.54% or 0.36 to hit $67.17 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.46% or 6.15 to trade at $1322.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 110.17, while EUR/JPY rose 0.17% to 124.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 96.090.