Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Finance & Investment, Transportation Equipment and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 2.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings (T:8309), which rose 14.54% or 42.2 points to trade at 332.4 at the close. Meanwhile, Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) added 8.60% or 23.2 points to end at 293.1 and NSK Ltd. (T:6471) was up 7.66% or 57.0 points to 801.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which fell 4.01% or 12.0 points to trade at 287.0 at the close. Uny Group Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:8270) declined 3.58% or 31.0 points to end at 834.0 and Nichirei Corp. (T:2871) was down 2.68% or 26.0 points to 944.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1689 to 299 and 68 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.41% to 29.62.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.47% or 0.21 to $44.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.61% or 0.28 to hit $46.53 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.09% or 1.20 to trade at $1355.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.48% to 103.28, while EUR/JPY rose 0.73% to 114.50.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.20% at 96.39.