Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.14%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Financial Services and Insurance sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.14% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308), which rose 6.60% or 68.00 points to trade at 1,098.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mercari Inc (TYO:4385) added 6.23% or 147.00 points to end at 2,505.50 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) was up 6.06% or 427.00 points to 7,477.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803), which fell 3.74% or 165.00 points to trade at 4,250.00 at the close. Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920) declined 3.44% or 945.00 points to end at 26,495.00 and SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436) was down 2.76% or 46.50 points to 1,638.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2483 to 1120 and 272 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) rose to 5-year highs; rising 6.06% or 427.00 to 7,477.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.99% to 21.53.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.03% or 0.02 to $74.06 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.21% or 0.16 to hit $77.36 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 4.00 to trade at $2,527.70 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.50% to 146.17, while EUR/JPY fell 0.66% to 161.58.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 101.68.