Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.43% By Investing.com

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<p>Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.</p>
<p>At the close in Tokyo, the rose 0.43% to hit a new 1-month high.</p>
<p>The best performers of the session on the were <span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Corporation"><span itemprop="name"> Taisei Corp. </span></span> (TYO:), which rose 6.47% or 330.00 points to trade at 5,432.00 at the close. Meanwhile, <span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Corporation"><span itemprop="name"> Isuzu Motors, Ltd. </span></span> (TYO:) added 4.18% or 78.00 points to end at 1,943.00 and <span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Corporation"><span itemprop="name"> Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. </span></span> (TYO:) was up 3.88% or 70.50 points to 1,886.50 in late trade.</p>
<p>The worst performers of the session were <span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Corporation"><span itemprop="name"> Kajima Corp. </span></span> (TYO:), which fell 5.11% or 125.50 points to trade at 2,330.00 at the close. <span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Corporation"><span itemprop="name"> DIC Corp </span></span> (TYO:) declined 5.04% or 123.50 points to end at 2,326.00 and Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (TYO:) was down 4.27% or 85.00 points to 1,905.00.</p>
<p>Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1931 to 1705 and 223 ended unchanged.</p>
<p>Shares in Taisei Corp. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.47% or 330.00 to 5,432.00. Shares in Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.88% or 70.50 to 1,886.50. </p>
<p>The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.30% to 19.54.</p>
<p>Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.14% or 0.11 to $78.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.21% or 0.17 to hit $82.69 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 1.40 to trade at $1,948.80 a troy ounce.</p>
<p>USD/JPY was unchanged 0.00% to 151.71, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 162.28.</p>
<p>The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 105.57.</p>
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