Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Pharmaceutical Industry and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.17% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hitachi Zosen Corp. (TYO:7004), which rose 8.69% or 100.00 points to trade at 1,251.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6506) added 6.04% or 352.00 points to end at 6,182.00 and Otsuka Holdings Ltd (TYO:4578) was up 5.23% or 302.00 points to 6,074.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9009), which fell 4.01% or 299.00 points to trade at 7,164.00 at the close. Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:8830) declined 3.21% or 148.00 points to end at 4,467.00 and Mercari Inc (TYO:4385) was down 3.00% or 63.50 points to 2,055.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2105 to 1526 and 252 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hitachi Zosen Corp. (TYO:7004) rose to 5-year highs; rising 8.69% or 100.00 to 1,251.00. Shares in Otsuka Holdings Ltd (TYO:4578) rose to all time highs; up 5.23% or 302.00 to 6,074.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.46% to 21.41.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.24% or 0.19 to $77.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.22% or 0.18 to hit $81.85 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 4.25 to trade at $2,043.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 150.49, while EUR/JPY fell 0.16% to 163.27.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 103.70.