Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.01%

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 gained 1.01% to hit a new 52-week high.

The best performers of the session on the were JFE Holdings, Inc. (TYO:), which rose 14.51% or 237.00 points to trade at 1,870.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:) added 9.26% or 295.00 points to end at 3,480.00 and Sumitomo Corp. (TYO:) was up 6.65% or 165.00 points to 2,645.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ricoh Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 6.80% or 77.00 points to trade at 1,055.00 at the close. Chiyoda Corp. (TYO:) declined 5.91% or 24.00 points to end at 382.00 and Toyobo Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 1.22% or 13.00 points to 1,051.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2657 to 959 and 223 ended unchanged.

Shares in JFE Holdings, Inc. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 14.51% or 237.00 to 1,870.00. Shares in Sumitomo Corp. (TYO:) rose to all time highs; rising 6.65% or 165.00 to 2,645.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.47% to 16.20.

Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.90% or 0.66 to $72.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.91% or 0.70 to hit $76.31 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 3.85 to trade at $2,029.35 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 134.96, while EUR/JPY fell 0.32% to 148.16.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 101.32.