Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Shipbuilding and Retail sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.31% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Furukawa Co., Ltd. (T:5715), which rose 4.43% or 9.0 points to trade at 212.0 at the close. Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) added 4.34% or 21.0 points to end at 505.0 and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) was up 4.21% or 10.0 points to 247.5 in late trade.
Biggest losers included SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which lost 3.54% or 47.0 points to trade at 1280.0 in late trade. Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) declined 2.37% or 92.0 points to end at 3788.0 and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (T:6503) shed 2.29% or 36.5 points to 1559.5.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1818 to 1153 and 355 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.15% to 19.38.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.16% or 0.56 to $48.80 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.15% or 0.56 to hit $49.46 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.42% or 5.05 to trade at $1214.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.16% to 111.02, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 117.87.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 101.04.