Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.46%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Power, Electrical/Machinery and Machinery sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.46% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361), which rose 6.51% or 330.00 points to trade at 5,400.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902) added 4.19% or 22.00 points to end at 547.00 and GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO:6674) was up 3.77% or 82.00 points to 2,255.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which fell 1.32% or 37.00 points to trade at 2,771.00 at the close. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:5406) declined 1.18% or 8.00 points to end at 672.00 and Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523) was down 0.82% or 68.00 points to 8,209.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2574 to 999 and 254 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.92% to 17.53.

Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.02% or 0.02 to $81.60 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.18% or 0.16 to hit $88.03 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.69% or 13.25 to trade at $1,941.85 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.62% to 129.85, while EUR/JPY fell 0.39% to 141.44.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 101.54.