Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Shipbuilding and Chemical sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.83%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 4.62% or 39.0 points to trade at 883.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) added 4.04% or 52.0 points to end at 1339.0 and Ebara Corp. (T:6361) was up 3.97% or 118.0 points to 3090.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602), which fell 2.40% or 80.0 points to trade at 3255.0 at the close. Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (T:8830) declined 1.92% or 50.0 points to end at 2548.5 and Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) was down 1.41% or 48.0 points to 3345.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1470 to 456 and 139 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ebara Corp. (T:6361) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.97% or 118.0 to 3090.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.93% to 20.02.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.82% or 0.40 to $48.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.71% or 0.36 to hit $50.53 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.09% or 1.15 to trade at $1311.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.72% to 102.37, while EUR/JPY rose 0.39% to 114.40.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.40% at 96.03.