Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.10%

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 gained 0.10%.

The best performers of the session on the were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:), which rose 5.31% or 32.80 points to trade at 650.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:) added 4.54% or 22.00 points to end at 507.00 and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was up 3.54% or 26.00 points to 761.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ebara Corp. (TYO:), which fell 1.42% or 103.00 points to trade at 7,155.00 at the close. Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:) declined 1.18% or 215.00 points to end at 18,020.00 and Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:) was down 1.15% or 17.50 points to 1,502.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2513 to 1098 and 247 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.31% or 32.80 to 650.70.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.60% to 18.39.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.21% or 0.17 to $80.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.23% or 0.19 to hit $84.06 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 4.95 to trade at $1,951.75 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 146.41, while EUR/JPY fell 0.04% to 158.48.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 103.88.