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 rose 1.47%.
The best performers of the session on the were Rakuten Inc (TYO:), which rose 6.04% or 45.40 points to trade at 797.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Nomura Holdings Inc (TYO:) added 5.86% or 51.40 points to end at 927.80 and Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) was up 5.74% or 159.50 points to 2,939.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:), which fell 3.49% or 13.00 points to trade at 360.00 at the close. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 3.24% or 178.00 points to end at 5,324.00 and Sony Corp (TYO:) was down 2.91% or 380.00 points to 12,680.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2552 to 1089 and 239 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) rose to all time highs; up 5.74% or 159.50 to 2,939.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.63% to 19.91.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.14% or 0.11 to $78.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.13% or 0.11 to hit $83.44 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 3.80 to trade at $2,327.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.39% to 154.48, while EUR/JPY rose 0.27% to 166.21.
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The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 105.13.
