Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Insurance, Textile and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.75%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631), which rose 9.93% or 441.00 points to trade at 4,881.00 at the close. Meanwhile, IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) added 5.44% or 382.00 points to end at 7,406.00 and Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) was up 5.29% or 244.00 points to 4,860.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO:6723), which fell 4.74% or 100.50 points to trade at 2,018.00 at the close. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) fell 4.25% or 210.00 points to end at 4,734.00 and Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:4151) was down 3.40% or 109.00 points to 3,100.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1,825 to 1,785, while 268 ended unchanged.
Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) stock climbed to a new all-time high, up 9.93% or 441.00 to 4,881.00. IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) stock climbed to a new all-time high, up 5.44% or 382.00 to 7,406.00. Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) stock climbed to a new all-time high, up 5.29% or 244.00 to 4,860.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.20% to 25.73.
WTI crude oil futures for November delivery rose 1.24% or 0.87 to $71.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil futures for December delivery rose 1.08% or 0.79 to $74.00 a barrel, while the December gold contract fell 0.06% or 1.70 to $2,650.80 a troy ounce.
The USD/JPY pair added 0.54% and traded at 144.37, while the EUR/JPY pair continued to rise by 0.51% and reached 160.35.
Dollar index futures were trading 0.18% higher at 100.75.
