Japanese stocks rise at close of trading. Nikkei 225 rises 1.47% from Investing.com

Investing.com – Japanese stocks rose after the close on Tuesday, with gains in the and sectors leading shares higher.

At the close of trading in Tokyo, it rose 1.47%.

The top performers for this session were: Rakuten Inc. (TYO:) rose 6.04% or 45.40 points to trade at 797.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Nomura Holdings Inc (TYO:) added 5.86% or 51.40 points to close at 927.80. Fujikura Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose 5.74% or 159.50 points to 2,939.00 in late trading.

The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:), which fell 3.49% or 13.00 points to trade at 360.00 at the close. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 3.24% or 178.00 points to close at 5,324.00 and Sony Corp (TYO:) was down 2.91% or 380.00 points to close at 12,680.00.

From 2552 to 1089, more stocks advanced on the Tokyo Stock Exchange than declined, with 239 ending unchanged.

Shares of Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) hit an all-time high. It rose 5.74% or 159.50 to 2,939.00.

The Nikkei 225 index, which measures the implied volatility of options, fell 3.63% to 19.91.

Crude oil for June delivery rose 0.14% (0.11) to $78.59 per barrel. In other commodity trading, Brent crude oil for July delivery rose 0.13%, or 0.11%, to $83.44 per barrel, while the June gold futures contract fell 0.16%, or $3.80, to $2,327.40 per ounce.

USD/JPY rose 0.39% to 154.48, while EUR/JPY rose 0.27% to 166.21.

U.S. dollar index futures were up 0.20% at 105.13.