Japanese stocks are up at the close; The Nikkei 225 rose 0.75% 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 was up 0.75%.

The best performers of the session were Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO: ), which rose 9.93% or 441.00 points to trade at 4,881.00 at the close. Meanwhile, IHI Corp. (TYO: ) added 5.44% or 382.00 points to end at 7,406.00 and Fujikura Ltd. (TYO: ) was up 5.29% or 244.00 points to trade at 4,860.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO: ), which decreased 4.74% or 100.50 points to trade at 2,018.00 at the close. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. ( TYO: ) declined 4.25% or 210.00 points to end at 4,734.00 and Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd ( TYO: ) declined 3.40% or 109.00 points to 3,100.00 .

Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange through 1825 to 1785 and 268 ended unchanged.

Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:) shares rose to 5-year highs; up 9.93% or 441.00 to 4,881.00. The shares of IHI Corp. (TYO:) climbed to 5-year highs; gaining 5.44% or 382.00 to 7,406.00. Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) rose to all-time highs; up 5.29% or 244.00 to 4,860.00.

which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 5.20% to 25.73.

Crude oil for November delivery rose 1.24%, or 0.87, to $71.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodity trading, Brent crude for December delivery was up 1.08%, or 0.79, at $74.00 a barrel, while December gold futures were down 0.05 % or 1.40 to $2,651.10 per troy ounce.

USD/JPY rose 0.54% to 144.38, while EUR/JPY rose 0.52% to 160.36.

US dollar index futures rose 0.18% to 100.74.