Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.39%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Non-Metal Minerals and Banking sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.39%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801), which rose 18.64% or 643.00 points to trade at 4,092.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Obayashi Corp. (TYO:1802) added 13.39% or 224.50 points to end at 1,901.00 and Eneos Holdings Inc (TYO:5020) was up 10.76% or 76.80 points to 790.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kajima Corp. (TYO:1812), which fell 8.89% or 265.00 points to trade at 2,715.00 at the close. Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) declined 8.61% or 186.50 points to end at 1,980.50 and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (TYO:8601) was down 6.82% or 79.50 points to 1,086.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1871 to 1795 and 213 ended unchanged.

Shares in Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) rose to 5-year highs; up 18.64% or 643.00 to 4,092.00. Shares in Eneos Holdings Inc (TYO:5020) rose to 5-year highs; up 10.76% or 76.80 to 790.80.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.54% to 19.88.

Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.13% or 0.10 to $79.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.13% or 0.11 to hit $83.47 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.12% or 2.90 to trade at $2,345.90 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 156.51, while EUR/JPY rose 0.12% to 168.77.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 105.18.