Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Fishery, Railway & Bus and Precision Instruments sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.53% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502), which rose 3.33% or 117.0 points to trade at 3632.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 3.06% or 210.0 points to end at 7074.9 and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) was up 2.96% or 155.0 points to 5398.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501), which fell 3.73% or 20.0 points to trade at 515.5 at the close. Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (T:7272) declined 3.66% or 102.0 points to end at 2684.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was down 3.40% or 53.0 points to 1507.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1839 to 1169 and 350 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.18% to 17.75.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.34% or 0.18 to $52.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.25% or 0.14 to hit $54.78 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.65% or 7.45 to trade at $1135.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.67% to 117.90, while EUR/JPY rose 0.45% to 122.37.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.28% at 103.36.