TOKYO: Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Finance & Investment and Rubber sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6767), which rose 5.64% or 44.0 points to trade at 824.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nomura Holdings Inc (TOKYO:8604) added 4.65% or 39.8 points to end at 895.0 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TOKYO:8035) was up 4.51% or 347.0 points to 8045.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kikkoman Corp. (TOKYO:2801), which fell 3.26% or 135.0 points to trade at 4000.0 at the close. Nichirei Corp. (TOKYO:2871) declined 2.81% or 26.0 points to end at 900.0 and Sony Corp. (TOKYO:6758) was down 1.18% or 41.5 points to 3485.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1705 to 177.
Shares in Nomura Holdings Inc (TOKYO:8604) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.65% or 39.8 to 895.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 13.20% to 19.20.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.33% or 1.22 to $50.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.90% or 1.10 to hit $57.05 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.19% or 2.20 to trade at $1153.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.05% to 123.39, while EUR/JPY fell 0.17% to 135.54.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.18% at 97.11.
