Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Rubber, Marine Transport and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.71%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (T:3863), which rose 6.76% or 134.0 points to trade at 2115.0 at the close. Meanwhile, NTN Corp. (T:6472) added 5.13% or 28.0 points to end at 574.0 and Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865) was up 4.79% or 36.0 points to 787.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which fell 1.29% or 2.4 points to trade at 183.7 at the close. Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T:4021) declined 1.28% or 50.0 points to end at 3865.0 and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (T:9432) was down 0.92% or 44.0 points to 4727.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1954 to 1042 and 354 ended unchanged.
Shares in NTN Corp. (T:6472) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.13% or 28.0 to 574.0. Shares in Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.79% or 36.0 to 787.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.15% to 17.57.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.48% or 0.26 to $54.04 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.09% or 0.05 to hit $56.23 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 3.45 to trade at $1235.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.38% to 113.53, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 120.19.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 101.14.