Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the rose 0.09% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:), which rose 8.97% or 27.0 points to trade at 328.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:) added 5.91% or 327.0 points to end at 5862.0 and Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:) was up 4.89% or 195.0 points to 4185.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Oji Holdings Corp. (T:), which fell 5.20% or 35.0 points to trade at 638.0 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:) declined 4.89% or 111.0 points to end at 2160.0 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (T:) was down 4.78% or 160.0 points to 3185.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1865 to 1702 and 183 ended unchanged.
Shares in Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.91% or 327.0 to 5862.0. Shares in Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.89% or 195.0 to 4185.0.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.70.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.86% or 0.45 to $52.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.70% or 0.39 to hit $56.05 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.52% or 9.70 to trade at $1860.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 104.14, while EUR/JPY rose 0.07% to 126.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 90.352.
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