Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.10%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.10%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501), which rose 5.31% or 32.80 points to trade at 650.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Engineering&Shipbuilding (TYO:7003) added 4.54% or 22.00 points to end at 507.00 and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202) was up 3.54% or 26.00 points to 761.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361), which fell 1.42% or 103.00 points to trade at 7,155.00 at the close. Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702) declined 1.18% or 215.00 points to end at 18,020.00 and Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:7261) was down 1.15% or 17.50 points to 1,502.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2513 to 1098 and 247 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.31% or 32.80 to 650.70.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.60% to 18.39.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.21% or 0.17 to $80.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.23% or 0.19 to hit $84.06 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 4.95 to trade at $1,951.75 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 146.41, while EUR/JPY fell 0.04% to 158.48.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 103.88.