Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Retail, Transport and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.93%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp. (TOKYO:6502), which rose 6.13% or 23.1 points to trade at 399.9 at the close. Meanwhile, Sharp Corp. (TOKYO:6753) added 6.02% or 10.0 points to end at 176.0 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TOKYO:9104) was up 4.36% or 17.0 points to 407.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JFE Holdings, Inc. (TOKYO:5411), which fell 2.58% or 63.5 points to trade at 2397.5 at the close. JX Holdings, Inc. (TOKYO:5020) declined 2.56% or 13.4 points to end at 510.3 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TOKYO:8035) was down 2.55% or 196.0 points to 7481.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1336 to 546.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.16% to 16.33 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.32% or 0.16 to $50.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.09% or 0.05 to hit $56.60 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.35% or 3.90 to trade at $1102.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 124.39, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 134.72.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.02% at 98.16.