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 Financial Services, Services and Precision Instruments 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 Okuma Corp. (TYO:6103), which rose 3.42% or 245.00 points to trade at 7,399.00 at the close. Meanwhile, JGC Corp. (TYO:1963) added 3.37% or 61.00 points to end at 1,868.50 and Amada Co., Ltd. (TYO:6113) was up 2.81% or 38.00 points to 1,390.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755), which fell 6.16% or 34.60 points to trade at 526.80 at the close. CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) declined 2.55% or 27.50 points to end at 1,051.50 and Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO:9602) was down 2.32% or 133.00 points to 5,597.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2315 to 1286 and 248 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.29% to 20.49.

Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.31% or 0.23 to $73.85 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.36% or 0.28 to hit $78.22 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.50% or 9.85 to trade at $1,966.25 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.34% to 138.24, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 155.88.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 99.28.