Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.10% By Investing.com

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 0.10% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the were Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:), which rose 4.17% or 47.00 points to trade at 1,173.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:) added 3.81% or 27.00 points to end at 736.00 and JFE Holdings, Inc. (TYO:) was up 3.61% or 57.00 points to 1,636.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 4.36% or 127.00 points to trade at 2,787.00 at the close. NTT Data Corp. (TYO:) declined 2.52% or 51.00 points to end at 1,969.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:) was down 2.51% or 230.00 points to 8,950.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1838 to 1647 and 274 ended unchanged.

Shares in Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 4.17% or 47.00 to 1,173.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.79% to 19.35.

Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.35% or 0.42 to $118.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.24% or 0.29 to hit $119.80 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 4.45 to trade at $1,848.15 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.57% to 132.63, while EUR/JPY rose 0.56% to 141.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 102.54.