Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Power and Finance & Investment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503), which rose 7.62% or 87.0 points to trade at 1228.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) added 5.89% or 17.0 points to end at 305.5 and Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) was up 5.79% or 13.0 points to 237.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (T:2802), which fell 2.33% or 52.0 points to trade at 2182.5 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) declined 2.11% or 135.0 points to end at 6269.9 and Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602) was down 1.96% or 65.0 points to 3250.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1963 to 1042 and 327 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.89% or 17.0 to 305.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.77% to 18.36 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.79% or 0.41 to $51.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.58% or 0.32 to hit $54.62 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.31% or 3.65 to trade at $1172.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 114.05, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 122.55.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.13% at 100.29.