TOKYO: Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Fishery, Power and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TOKYO:9501), which rose 6.87% or 45.0 points to trade at 700.0 at the close. Meanwhile, The Kansai Electric Power Co. (TOKYO:9503) added 5.04% or 66.5 points to end at 1385.5 and Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:3865) was up 4.81% or 32.0 points to 697.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NSK Ltd. (TOKYO:6471), which fell 3.69% or 68.0 points to trade at 1777.0 at the close. Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7762) declined 2.40% or 21.0 points to end at 853.0 and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7201) was down 2.07% or 27.0 points to 1274.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1547 to 335.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 11.44% to 18.74.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.12% or 0.07 to $52.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.24% or 0.14 to hit $57.02 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.10% or 1.20 to trade at $1167.80 a troy ounce.
