Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Insurance, Communication and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 2.28%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Furukawa Co., Ltd. (T:5715), which rose 5.31% or 90.0 points to trade at 1785.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) added 5.12% or 367.0 points to end at 7530.0 and Keio Corp. (T:9008) was up 4.64% or 240.0 points to 5410.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which fell 2.21% or 47.0 points to trade at 2082.0 at the close. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) declined 1.58% or 15.5 points to end at 965.0 and Pioneer Corp. (T:6773) was down 1.50% or 2.0 points to 131.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2696 to 719 and 185 ended unchanged.
Shares in Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.12% or 367.0 to 7530.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 16.99% to 18.94 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.03% or 0.69 to $67.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.95% or 0.69 to hit $73.30 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 3.20 to trade at $1202.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.35% to 111.09, while EUR/JPY rose 0.30% to 126.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 96.16.