Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the added 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 9.36% or 431.00 points to trade at 5,037.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) added 6.17% or 353.00 points to end at 6,076.00 and Murata Mfg Co (TYO:) was up 5.54% or 198.00 points to 3,775.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 5.86% or 408.00 points to trade at 6,550.00 at the close. Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 3.56% or 167.00 points to end at 4,522.00 and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 3.50% or 220.00 points to 6,064.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2060 to 1589 and 238 ended unchanged.
Shares in Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.36% or 431.00 to 5,037.00. Shares in Murata Mfg Co (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.54% or 198.00 to 3,775.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.38% to 18.37 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.77% or 0.62 to $80.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.72% or 0.61 to hit $84.24 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.26% or 6.30 to trade at $2,435.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.37% to 158.60, while EUR/JPY rose 0.25% to 172.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 104.09.
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