Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.07%

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 rose 0.07%.

The best performers of the session on the were LY Corp (TYO:), which rose 2.47% or 11.70 points to trade at 484.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 2.22% or 255.00 points to end at 11,750.00 and Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (TYO:) was up 2.04% or 56.50 points to 2,827.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 4.22% or 93.50 points to trade at 2,122.50 at the close. Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 3.16% or 63.00 points to end at 1,930.50 and Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:) was down 2.61% or 40.50 points to 1,512.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1858 to 1780 and 261 ended unchanged.

Shares in LY Corp (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.47% or 11.70 to 484.90.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.73% to 17.10.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.26% or 0.19 to $73.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.27% or 0.21 to hit $79.01 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.30% or 6.30 to trade at $2,075.40 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 142.24, while EUR/JPY rose 0.07% to 156.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 101.25.