Japanese stocks are up at the close; The Nikkei 225 rose 1.97% Via Investing.com

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

At the close in Tokyo, it added 1.97%.

The best performers of the session on the were Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO: ), which rose 8.30% or 482.00 points to trade at 6,287.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. ( TYO: ) added 7.84% or 166.00 points to 2,283.50 and Japan Steel Works Ltd ( TYO: ) was up 7.74% or 389.00 points to 5,413.00 in late trade .

The worst performers of the session were Trend Micro Inc. (TYO: ), which decreased 1.44% or 122.00 points to trade at 8,364.00 at the close. ANA Holdings Inc (TYO: ) declined 1.43% or 44.00 points to end at 3,025.00 and Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO: ) traded down 1.42% or 310.00 points to 21,485.00.

Advancers outnumbered decliners on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,774 to 869, with 219 ending unchanged.

Shares in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) rose to all-time highs; up 7.84% or 166.00 to 2,283.50. Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:) shares rose to 5-year highs; up 7.74% or 389.00 to 5,413.00.

which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, rose 6.49% to 28.23.

Crude oil for November delivery rose 0.12%, or 0.08, to $68.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodity trading, Brent crude for December delivery rose 0.11%, or 0.08, to $71.78 a barrel, while December gold futures rose 0.24 % or 6.45 to $2,665.85 per troy ounce.

USD/JPY rose 0.58% to 144.46, while EUR/JPY rose 0.60% to 160.88.

US dollar index futures rose 0.03% to 100.55.