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

Tokyo closed with an additional 0.4%

They were the top performers at the session Konami Corp. (TYO-), which rose 5.65%, or 450.00 points, to trade at 8,410.00 by the close. Meanwhile, Inpex Corp. (TYO) added 5.64%, or 83.00 point to reach 1,555.00 Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO): Trade was at 5.30%, or 450.00 points higher than in early trade. It reached 8,940.00 late trade.

They were also the session’s worst performers Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (TYO): The close was down 10.86%, or 509.00 points. It traded at 4,177.00. Dentsu Inc. (TYO-) fell 6.16% or 290.00 to finish at 4,415.00 Unitika, Ltd. (TYO:), was lower by 6.02% (16.00 points) to 250.00

The Tokyo Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpass declining ones by 1837-1698, and ended the day unchanged at 216

Konami Corp. shares (TYO) reached 5-year highs, rising 5.65% from 450.00 to 8.410.00. Unitika, Ltd.’s shares fell by 6.02%, or 16.00 to 250.00, to their 52-week lows.

The implied volatility index of Nikkei’s 225 options was lower by 1.31%, to 26.40.

Crude oil was 0.29 percent lower at $111.53/barrel for July delivery. Brent oil, which was due for delivery on July 6, fell 0.18 percent to reach $114.06/barrel. Meanwhile, the June Gold Futures contract rose by 0.60% to trade at $1824.90/troy ounce.

USD/JPY climbed 0.10% to 129.29. EUR/JPY jumped 0.36% up to 135.21.

At 103.98, the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.2%.