Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Machinery, Food and Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 2.30%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 7.68% or 760.0 points to trade at 10655.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101) added 4.58% or 96.0 points to end at 2192.0 and Yahoo Japan Corp. (T:4689) was up 4.15% or 21.0 points to 527.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020), which fell 3.94% or 26.0 points to trade at 633.9 at the close. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) declined 3.87% or 43.0 points to end at 1068.5 and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) was down 3.18% or 46.0 points to 1399.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2515 to 856 and 184 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 8.09% to 22.37.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.23% or 0.14 to $61.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.22% or 0.14 to hit $64.81 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 2.60 to trade at $1318.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.51% to 106.96, while EUR/JPY rose 0.36% to 131.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 90.06.