Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.30%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.30%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which rose 4.02% or 22.00 points to trade at 569.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920) added 2.86% or 430.00 points to end at 15,475.00 and Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO:6723) was up 2.21% or 45.00 points to 2,079.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012), which fell 3.91% or 275.00 points to trade at 6,750.00 at the close. Eneos Holdings Inc (TYO:5020) declined 2.65% or 22.00 points to end at 807.20 and Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) was down 2.28% or 44.50 points to 1,911.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1924 to 1598 and 327 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.58% to 21.81.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.25% or 0.19 to $76.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.34% or 0.27 to hit $79.88 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 8.04 to trade at $2,739.84 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.03% to 155.53, while EUR/JPY fell 0.48% to 161.26.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.44% at 108.36.