Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Warehousing, Mining and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.13%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104), which rose 5.33% or 12.0 points to trade at 237.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713) added 4.67% or 52.5 points to end at 1176.0 and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) was up 4.45% or 267.0 points to 6273.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631), which fell 7.98% or 34.0 points to trade at 392.0 at the close. Sony Financial Holdings Inc. (T:8729) declined 4.90% or 65.0 points to end at 1262.0 and KDDI Corp. (T:9433) was down 3.51% or 116.0 points to 3185.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1533 to 373 and 97 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sony Financial Holdings Inc. (T:8729) fell to 3-years lows; losing 4.90% or 65.0 to 1262.0. Shares in Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.45% or 267.0 to 6273.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.09% to 26.69.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.30% or 0.62 to $48.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.82% or 0.40 to hit $49.37 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.26% or 3.25 to trade at $1277.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.24% to 109.28, while EUR/JPY rose 0.33% to 123.83.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.15% at 94.39.