Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 2.96% 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 added 2.96%.

The best performers of the session on the were Itochu Corp. (TYO:), which rose 8.34% or 297.00 points to trade at 3,859.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 7.79% or 42.00 points to end at 581.00 and Marubeni Corp. (TYO:) was up 7.05% or 90.50 points to 1,374.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 0.99% or 21.00 points to trade at 2,109.00 at the close. Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 0.04% or 3.00 points to end at 7,464.00 and Shizuoka Financial Group Inc (TYO:) was up 0.34% or 3.00 points to 877.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3264 to 380 and 133 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.42% to 26.22.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.35% or 0.29 to $83.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.47% or 0.42 to hit $89.28 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.93% or 15.75 to trade at $1,717.75 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.05% to 144.60, while EUR/JPY rose 0.65% to 142.91.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 110.99.