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 added 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Familymart Ltd (T:8028), which rose 4.30% or 113.0 points to trade at 2738.0 at the close. Meanwhile, JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) added 4.06% or 58.0 points to end at 1485.0 and IHI Corp. (T:7013) was up 3.88% or 108.0 points to 2890.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233), which fell 3.96% or 125.0 points to trade at 3035.0 at the close. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201) declined 2.97% or 18.9 points to end at 618.0 and Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303) was down 2.51% or 42.0 points to 1632.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1842 to 1740 and 208 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.97% or 18.9 to 618.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.32.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.09% or 0.05 to $58.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $64.20 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.51% or 7.90 to trade at $1542.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 110.03, while EUR/JPY rose 0.18% to 122.61.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 97.095.