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

The Tokyo close saw the stock rise 0.41%

Z Holdings Corp. (TYO) was the best performer of the session. It rose 4.40%, or 21.90 point to trade at 519.20 by the close. Softbank Group Corp. (TYO 🙂 increased 4.13% to 5,195.00, or 206.00 point. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. The (TYO) traded up 3.6%, or 31.00 points, to 953.00 late trade.

They were also the session’s worst performers Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO): The close was 6.83% lower or 401.00 point to trade at 5,468.00 Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. The (TYO) dropped 6.36%, or 262.00 point to finish at 3,860.00 DOWA Holdings Co. Ltd. (TYO:), was lower by 4.05%. This brought the total to 5,450.00.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpass declining stocks by 2108, 1369, and 273 respectively.

The index, which tracks the implied volatility of Nikkei options 225, rose 20.33% to 27,40, a new one-month high.

Crude oil rose 0.06 to $98.60/barrel for June delivery. Brent oil, which was due for delivery July 1, rose 0.29 to reach $102.46/barrel, and the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.16 to trade at $1.899.00 per troy ounce.

USD/JPY declined by 0.2% to 127.86 and EUR/JPY dropped by 0.35% at 136.75.

At 101.82, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.06%.