Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Construction and Chemical sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 2.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nitto Denko Co (T:6988), which rose 8.21% or 519.0 points to trade at 6840.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tosoh Corp. (T:4042) added 8.05% or 38.0 points to end at 510.0 and Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5201) was up 8.01% or 50.0 points to 674.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Marubeni Corp. (T:8002), which fell 6.40% or 36.3 points to trade at 530.6 at the close. Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) declined 4.45% or 22.0 points to end at 472.0 and IHI Corp. (T:7013) was down 3.27% or 8.0 points to 237.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1688 to 266 and 49 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.07% to 26.49.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.41% or 0.18 to $43.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.89% or 0.39 to hit $44.02 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.15% or 1.85 to trade at $1268.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.35% to 108.71, while EUR/JPY rose 0.44% to 123.84.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.05% at 94.09.