Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Mining and Finance & Investment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which rose 5.53% or 159.0 points to trade at 3035.0 at the close. Meanwhile, The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503) added 4.22% or 66.0 points to end at 1630.5 and Ebara Corp. (T:6361) was up 4.09% or 135.0 points to 3435.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Konami Corp. (T:9766), which fell 3.30% or 190.0 points to trade at 5560.0 at the close. Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) declined 2.77% or 1430.0 points to end at 50210.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) was down 2.76% or 93.0 points to 3280.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1786 to 1592 and 192 ended unchanged.
Shares in Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.53% or 159.0 to 3035.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 6.27% to 18.65.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.50% or 0.34 to $68.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.46% or 0.34 to hit $74.89 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.64% or 8.10 to trade at $1260.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.05% to 109.71, while EUR/JPY fell 0.32% to 128.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 94.13.