Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.45%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Steel and Warehousing sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.45%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631), which rose 11.55% or 673.00 points to trade at 6,499.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) added 7.17% or 378.00 points to end at 5,650.00 and Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361) was up 5.21% or 115.00 points to 2,323.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Bandai Namco Holdings Inc (TYO:7832), which fell 3.83% or 126.00 points to trade at 3,167.00 at the close. Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902) declined 3.33% or 22.90 points to end at 664.00 and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TYO:4503) was down 3.31% or 53.50 points to 1,561.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2359 to 1188 and 309 ended unchanged.

Shares in Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) rose to 5-year highs; up 11.55% or 673.00 to 6,499.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.76% to 23.22.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.07% or 0.05 to $69.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $73.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.46% or 11.90 to trade at $2,626.50 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 154.51, while EUR/JPY fell 0.19% to 163.59.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 106.19.