Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Manufacturing, Precision Instruments and Finance & Investment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.57%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519), which rose 6.49% or 265.0 points to trade at 4350.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Minebea Mitsumi Inc (T:6479) added 3.41% or 61.0 points to end at 1850.0 and Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:6302) was up 3.35% or 26.0 points to 802.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JGC Corp. (T:1963), which fell 1.95% or 36.0 points to trade at 1813.0 at the close. Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) declined 1.77% or 95.0 points to end at 5258.0 and Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) was down 1.72% or 4.4 points to 250.8.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2284 to 880 and 292 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 10.88% to 14.42.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.54% or 0.24 to $44.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.62% or 0.29 to hit $46.59 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 2.32 to trade at $1210.88 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.22% to 114.30, while EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 130.26.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 95.86.