Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Precision Instruments and Gas & Water sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 5.36% or 92.0 points to trade at 1808.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 4.26% or 330.0 points to end at 8074.9 and Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702) was up 3.78% or 25.0 points to 686.8 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020), which fell 2.28% or 12.2 points to trade at 523.8 at the close. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (T:8601) declined 2.13% or 15.4 points to end at 708.3 and Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (T:5711) was down 2.02% or 70.0 points to 3397.4.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2434 to 692 and 239 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.26% or 330.0 to 8074.9.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 10.52% to 19.75 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.63% or 0.30 to $48.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.49% or 0.25 to hit $51.15 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 2.55 to trade at $1253.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 110.68, while EUR/JPY fell 0.07% to 120.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 99.08.