Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Steel, Chemical and Marine Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.12% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:7003), which rose 4.05% or 21.00 points to trade at 539.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) added 3.53% or 380.00 points to end at 11,140.00 and Panasonic Corp (TYO:6752) was up 2.42% or 31.50 points to 1,333.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sojitz Corp. (TYO:2768), which fell 4.05% or 117.00 points to trade at 2,771.00 at the close. CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) declined 2.97% or 35.00 points to end at 1,145.00 and TOTO Ltd. (TYO:5332) was down 2.89% or 135.00 points to 4,540.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1981 to 1550 and 316 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:7003) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.05% or 21.00 to 539.00. Shares in Panasonic Corp (TYO:6752) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.42% or 31.50 to 1,333.50.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.63% to 15.62.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.28% or 0.21 to $75.87 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.32% or 0.25 to hit $79.56 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.50 to trade at $1,990.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 137.62, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 151.32.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 101.76.
