Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.17%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Electrical/Machinery, Gas&Water and Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.17%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Electric Corp (TYO:6503), which rose 15.88% or 380.00 points to trade at 2,763.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokuyama Corp. (TYO:4043) added 11.40% or 333.50 points to end at 3,255.00 and Komatsu Ltd. (TYO:6301) was up 11.52% or 491.00 points to 4,741.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were M3 Inc (TYO:2413), which fell 9.91% or 186.00 points to trade at 1,688.00 at the close. Nitto Denko Co (TYO:6988) declined 8.31% or 1,185.00 points to end at 13,080.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was down 7.29% or 393.00 points to 4,995.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2776 to 910 and 192 ended unchanged.

Shares in Mitsubishi Electric Corp (TYO:6503) rose to all time highs; rising 15.88% or 380.00 to 2,763.00. Shares in M3 Inc (TYO:2413) fell to 5-year lows; losing 9.91% or 186.00 to 1,688.00. Shares in Tokuyama Corp. (TYO:4043) rose to 5-year highs; up 11.40% or 333.50 to 3,255.00. Shares in Komatsu Ltd. (TYO:6301) rose to all time highs; up 11.52% or 491.00 to 4,741.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.98% to 20.82.

Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.23% or 0.19 to $82.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.23% or 0.20 to hit $87.00 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.14% or 26.80 to trade at $2,330.90 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.33% to 156.85, while EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 167.63.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 105.81.