TOKYO: Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Gas & Water, Power and Steel sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.34% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yokogawa Electric Corp. (T:6841), which rose 4.97% or 73.0 points to trade at 1543.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. (T:4061) added 4.96% or 27.0 points to end at 571.0 and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4005) was up 4.39% or 31.0 points to 737.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. (T:3105), which fell 3.57% or 52.0 points to trade at 1404.0 at the close. Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd. (T:8803) declined 2.91% or 44.0 points to end at 1468.0 and Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) was down 2.47% or 4.0 points to 158.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1343 to 530 and 1 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.19% to 20.31.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.80% or 0.34 to $41.98 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.63% or 0.28 to hit $44.83 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.62% or 6.60 to trade at $1071.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.17% to 122.90, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 130.14.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.21% at 100.06.
