Blue-chip exporters were high, with Honda Motor, Panasonic and Bridgestone Corp advancing 2.5%, 2.9% and 2.2%, respectively. On Monday, Wall Street stocks rallied, with all three major indexes rising, helped by gains in Apple Inc. Apple rose 2.4% after chief executive Tim Cook told a German daily that sales of its newest iPhones were off to a strong start, while J.P Morgan raised its forecast for shipment volumes.
Tokyo-listed Apple-related shares were in demand on Tuesday. Murata Manufacturing Co, TDK Corp and Minebea Mitsumi jumped 2.8%, 2.7% and 4.7%, in that order. By sector, paper and pulp, rubber products and sea transport were among the top performing subsector indexes on the Topix, up 2.8%, 2.3% and 2.1%, respectively.