Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.27%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.27%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:2269), which rose 10.41% or 344.00 points to trade at 3,650.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Comsys Holdings Corp. (TYO:1721) added 9.00% or 255.50 points to end at 3,093.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) was up 5.82% or 266.00 points to 4,838.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. (TYO:3105), which fell 8.24% or 97.00 points to trade at 1,080.00 at the close. Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) declined 4.21% or 785.00 points to end at 17,855.00 and Z Holdings Corp (TYO:4689) was down 4.09% or 18.00 points to 422.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1853 to 1713 and 275 ended unchanged.

Shares in Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:2269) rose to 52-week highs; rising 10.41% or 344.00 to 3,650.00. Shares in Comsys Holdings Corp. (TYO:1721) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.00% or 255.50 to 3,093.00. Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.82% or 266.00 to 4,838.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.35% to 20.37.

Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.73% or 0.60 to $81.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.75% or 0.64 to hit $84.70 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 3.75 to trade at $1,966.25 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.42% to 143.10, while EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 157.08.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 102.19.