Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.64% 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 0.64%.

The best performers of the session on the were Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 16.18% or 100.00 points to trade at 718.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kajima Corp. (TYO:) added 5.41% or 82.00 points to end at 1,598.00 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was up 4.98% or 59.00 points to 1,244.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:), which fell 5.02% or 220.00 points to trade at 4,159.00 at the close. Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:) declined 3.62% or 97.00 points to end at 2,585.00 and Rakuten Inc (TYO:) was down 1.49% or 10.00 points to 662.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2503 to 1099 and 225 ended unchanged.

Shares in Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; rising 16.18% or 100.00 to 718.00. Shares in Kajima Corp. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.41% or 82.00 to 1,598.00. Shares in Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.98% or 59.00 to 1,244.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.79% to 16.51.

Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.80% or 0.64 to $79.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.42% or 0.36 to hit $86.25 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 6.55 to trade at $1,870.05 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.34% to 131.96, while EUR/JPY fell 0.18% to 141.69.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 103.03.