Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.47%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.47%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755), which rose 6.04% or 45.40 points to trade at 797.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Nomura Holdings Inc (TYO:8604) added 5.86% or 51.40 points to end at 927.80 and Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) was up 5.74% or 159.50 points to 2,939.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which fell 3.49% or 13.00 points to trade at 360.00 at the close. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) declined 3.24% or 178.00 points to end at 5,324.00 and Sony Corp (TYO:6758) was down 2.91% or 380.00 points to 12,680.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2552 to 1089 and 239 ended unchanged.

Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) rose to all time highs; up 5.74% or 159.50 to 2,939.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.63% to 19.91.

Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.14% or 0.11 to $78.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.13% or 0.11 to hit $83.44 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 3.80 to trade at $2,327.40 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.39% to 154.48, while EUR/JPY rose 0.27% to 166.21.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 105.13.