Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012), which rose 4.61% or 438.00 points to trade at 9,949.00 at the close. Meanwhile, TDK Corp (TYO:6762) added 3.12% or 47.50 points to end at 1,570.50 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) was up 3.03% or 197.00 points to 6,695.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755), which fell 2.27% or 18.50 points to trade at 795.10 at the close. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (TYO:7752) declined 2.20% or 31.50 points to end at 1,401.00 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) was down 2.15% or 17.00 points to 773.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2442 to 1121 and 293 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.61% or 438.00 to 9,949.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.29% to 24.41.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.08% or 0.05 to $61.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $64.12 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.79% or 60.86 to trade at $3,333.64 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.44% to 143.47, while EUR/JPY rose 0.30% to 163.09.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 99.09.
Source: Investing.com
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