Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.66% 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 0.66%.

The best performers of the session on the were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:), which rose 7.21% or 37.00 points to trade at 550.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:) added 5.82% or 26.00 points to end at 473.00 and Inpex Corp. (TYO:) was up 4.88% or 73.00 points to 1,569.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Z Holdings Corp (TYO:), which fell 2.50% or 10.40 points to trade at 406.40 at the close. Rakuten Inc (TYO:) declined 2.18% or 14.00 points to end at 628.00 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:) was down 2.02% or 83.00 points to 4,029.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2615 to 942 and 216 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.21% or 37.00 to 550.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.52% to 22.73.

Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.43% or 1.57 to $111.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.44% or 1.60 to hit $112.58 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 3.35 to trade at $1,828.15 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.25% to 135.76, while EUR/JPY rose 0.31% to 143.77.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 103.66.