Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.32%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.32%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911), which rose 3.37% or 164.00 points to trade at 5,030.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (TYO:5706) added 2.87% or 106.00 points to end at 3,805.00 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:6976) was up 2.39% or 82.00 points to 3,512.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which fell 4.08% or 213.00 points to trade at 5,003.00 at the close. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519) declined 2.66% or 120.00 points to end at 4,399.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) was down 2.62% or 100.00 points to 3,713.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2241 to 1391 and 242 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.25% to 23.20 a new 6-months high.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.41% or 0.35 to $85.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.35% or 0.31 to hit $89.52 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 2.55 to trade at $1,985.25 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.17% to 149.44, while EUR/JPY fell 0.38% to 159.12.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 105.51.