Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Paper & Pulp and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. (T:5703), which rose 4.63% or 12.0 points to trade at 271.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) added 3.90% or 15.0 points to end at 399.5 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (T:2802) was up 3.86% or 86.5 points to 2327.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which fell 12.42% or 32.6 points to trade at 229.8 at the close. The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) declined 7.46% or 133.0 points to end at 1650.0 and Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. (T:3105) was down 5.03% or 59.0 points to 1115.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1728 to 1352 and 290 ended unchanged.
Shares in The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) fell to 52-week lows; falling 7.46% or 133.0 to 1650.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.34% to 14.50.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.76% or 0.37 to $49.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.79% or 0.41 to hit $52.23 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.30% or 3.67 to trade at $1233.67 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.17% to 113.59, while EUR/JPY rose 0.43% to 125.42.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.43% at 98.39.