Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.28% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the gained 0.28%.

The best performers of the session on the were Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 4.96% or 166.00 points to trade at 3,514.00 at the close. Meanwhile, NTT Data Corp. (TYO:) added 3.26% or 77.00 points to end at 2,443.50 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was up 2.79% or 110.00 points to 4,046.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 2.62% or 144.00 points to trade at 5,341.00 at the close. Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:) declined 2.48% or 60.00 points to end at 2,365.00 and Denso Corp. (TYO:) was down 2.37% or 67.50 points to 2,781.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2255 to 1352 and 263 ended unchanged.

Shares in Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.96% or 166.00 to 3,514.00. Shares in Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.79% or 110.00 to 4,046.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 13.68% to 24.43 a new 52-week high.

Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.20% or 0.16 to $82.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.22% or 0.19 to hit $87.19 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.29% or 30.35 to trade at $2,316.05 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.05% to 154.76, while EUR/JPY fell 0.18% to 164.68.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 106.07.