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 gained 1.92% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 11.37% or 351.00 points to trade at 3,439.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Resonac Holdings Corp (TYO:) added 8.66% or 307.00 points to end at 3,854.00 and Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:) was up 5.31% or 155.50 points to 3,084.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 2.23% or 57.50 points to trade at 2,522.50 at the close. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) declined 2.20% or 45.00 points to end at 2,000.00 and Nippon Express Holdings,Inc. (TYO:) was down 1.98% or 145.00 points to 7,182.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1901 to 1690 and 285 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) rose to all time highs; gaining 11.37% or 351.00 to 3,439.00. Shares in Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.31% or 155.50 to 3,084.00. Shares in Nippon Express Holdings,Inc. (TYO:) fell to 52-week lows; down 1.98% or 145.00 to 7,182.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.06% to 17.44.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.01% or 0.01 to $82.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.03% or 0.03 to hit $85.78 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.33% or 7.70 to trade at $2,371.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 160.84, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 174.16.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 104.67.
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