Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Glass and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 3.68%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were TDK Corp. (T:6762), which rose 8.24% or 490.0 points to trade at 6440.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (T:8354) added 7.73% or 28.0 points to end at 390.0 and Mazda Motor Corp. (T:7261) was up 7.30% or 114.6 points to 1684.8 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Obayashi Corp. (T:1802), which fell 0.36% or 4.0 points to trade at 1116.0 at the close. Nikon Corp. (T:7731) declined 0.35% or 6.0 points to end at 1718.0 and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) was down 0.28% or 10.0 points to 3585.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1834 to 125 and 42 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.71% to 28.61.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.83% or 0.34 to $41.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.05% or 0.45 to hit $43.36 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.56% or 6.90 to trade at $1241.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 108.85, while EUR/JPY rose 0.27% to 123.44.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.23% at 94.23.