Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.19%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Finance&Investment, Shipbuilding and Banking sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.19% to hit a new 5-year high.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432), which rose 9.13% or 126.50 points to trade at 1,511.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Omron Cor (TYO:6645) added 6.22% or 391.00 points to end at 6,677.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was up 6.05% or 282.00 points to 4,945.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which fell 3.72% or 246.00 points to trade at 6,361.00 at the close. DIC Corp (TYO:4631) declined 2.64% or 72.00 points to end at 2,652.50 and Kyocera Corp. (TYO:6971) was down 2.19% or 45.00 points to 2,010.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2850 to 877 and 175 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.23% to 18.46.

Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.31% or 0.22 to $70.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.13% or 0.10 to hit $76.02 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 5.10 to trade at $2,038.60 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.19% to 143.94, while EUR/JPY fell 0.21% to 157.62.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 102.00.