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 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099), which rose 5.93% or 149.50 points to trade at 2,670.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:2503) added 5.38% or 116.50 points to end at 2,280.00 and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (TYO:5706) was up 4.80% or 490.00 points to 10,705.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mercari Inc (TYO:4385), which fell 4.79% or 121.50 points to trade at 2,413.50 at the close. Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) declined 3.42% or 303.00 points to end at 8,559.00 and Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731) was down 2.29% or 39.00 points to 1,661.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2110 to 1470 and 258 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (TYO:5706) rose to all time highs; up 4.80% or 490.00 to 10,705.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 8.76% to 24.22.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.93% or 0.60 to $65.21 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.81% or 0.55 to hit $68.70 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.30% or 10.60 to trade at $3,556.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.52% to 147.97, while EUR/JPY rose 0.49% to 173.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 97.72.
Source: Investing.com
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