Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.46% 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 1.46% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the were Ebara Corp. (TYO:), which rose 6.51% or 330.00 points to trade at 5,400.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:) added 4.19% or 22.00 points to end at 547.00 and GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO:) was up 3.77% or 82.00 points to 2,255.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 1.32% or 37.00 points to trade at 2,771.00 at the close. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:) declined 1.18% or 8.00 points to end at 672.00 and Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 0.82% or 68.00 points to 8,209.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2574 to 999 and 254 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.92% to 17.53.

Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.02% or 0.02 to $81.60 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.18% or 0.16 to hit $88.03 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.69% or 13.25 to trade at $1,941.85 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.62% to 129.85, while EUR/JPY fell 0.39% to 141.44.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 101.54.