Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.06%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transport , Retail and Services sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.06%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035 ), which rose 3.53% or 760.00 points to trade at 22,260.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735 ) added 3.31% or 317.00 points to end at 9,886.00 and Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361 ) was up 3.27% or 55.50 points to 1,751.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568 ), which fell 8.64% or 499.00 points to trade at 5,275.00 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:6976 ) declined 4.10% or 127.50 points to end at 2,984.50 and Terumo Corp. (TYO:4543 ) was down 3.19% or 85.50 points to 2,597.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2019 to 1599 and 228 ended unchanged.

Shares in Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:6976 ) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.10% or 127.50 to 2,984.50.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.20% to 28.72.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.47% or 0.32 to $68.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.36% or 0.26 to hit $71.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.04% or 1.00 to trade at $2,533.70 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 143.32, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 158.23.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.59.

Source: Investing.com