Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.10% 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 gained 1.10% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the were Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:), which rose 5.88% or 73.00 points to trade at 1,315.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (T:) added 4.19% or 112.00 points to end at 2,788.00 and Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:) was up 4.09% or 226.00 points to 5,748.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:), which fell 2.22% or 95.00 points to trade at 4,190.00 at the close. West Japan Railway Co. (T:) declined 2.15% or 112.00 points to end at 5,107.00 and Eneos Holdings Inc (T:) was down 2.06% or 10.10 points to 479.70.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2462 to 1102 and 229 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.87% to 25.03.

Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.28% or 0.30 to $105.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.03% or 0.03 to hit $109.46 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.05% or 20.40 to trade at $1,919.40 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.22% to 123.64, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 136.15.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 98.90.