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 gained 3.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101), which rose 10.31% or 530.0 points to trade at 5670.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) added 10.19% or 490.0 points to end at 5300.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was up 10.16% or 355.0 points to 3850.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which rose 0.19% or 10.0 points to trade at 5340.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) added 0.65% or 17.0 points to end at 2632.0 and Rakuten Inc (T:4755) was up 0.80% or 10.0 points to 1257.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3281 to 337 and 128 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) rose to 5-year highs; up 10.31% or 530.0 to 5670.0. Shares in Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) rose to 5-year highs; rising 10.19% or 490.0 to 5300.0. Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 10.16% or 355.0 to 3850.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.40.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.29% or 0.21 to $72.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $74.84 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.80 to trade at $1781.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 110.42, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 131.48.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 91.968.