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 3.37%.
The best performers of the session on the were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 10.96% or 333.00 points to trade at 3,371.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Ebara Corp. (TYO:) added 10.86% or 190.00 points to end at 1,940.00 and Rakuten Inc (TYO:) was up 9.22% or 71.90 points to 851.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sharp Corp (TYO:), which fell 5.88% or 51.00 points to trade at 816.10 at the close. Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 5.11% or 186.00 points to end at 3,452.00 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 4.21% or 68.00 points to 1,546.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3066 to 736 and 95 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 3-years lows; falling 4.21% or 68.00 to 1,546.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.87% to 45.28.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.57% or 0.46 to $79.60 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.67% or 0.55 to hit $81.75 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 1.60 to trade at $2,502.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.47% to 147.88, while EUR/JPY rose 0.47% to 161.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 102.97.
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