Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.40% 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 gained 0.40%.

The best performers of the session on the were JGC Corp. (TYO:), which rose 3.24% or 56.00 points to trade at 1,786.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Chiyoda Corp. (TYO:) added 3.04% or 11.00 points to end at 373.00 and Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (TYO:) was up 2.76% or 194.00 points to 7,212.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (TYO:), which fell 3.06% or 68.00 points to trade at 2,152.00 at the close. Unitika, Ltd. (TYO:) declined 2.37% or 6.00 points to end at 247.00 and DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 1.37% or 60.00 points to 4,320.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1875 to 1588 and 352 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.10% to 18.78.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.60% or 1.17 to $74.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.76% or 1.37 to hit $79.36 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 5.65 to trade at $1,797.95 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.22% to 137.35, while EUR/JPY fell 0.05% to 144.95.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 104.46.