Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Fishery, Railway & Bus and Precision Instruments sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.53% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502), which rose 3.33% or 117.0 points to trade at 3632.0 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 3.06% or 210.0 points to end at 7074.9 and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) was up 2.96% or 155.0 points to 5398.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501), which lost 3.73% or 20.0 points to trade at 515.5 in late trade. Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (T:7272) declined 3.66% or 102.0 points to end at 2684.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) shed 3.40% or 53.0 points to 1507.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1839 to 1169 and 350 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.18% to 17.75.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.34% or 0.18 to $52.88 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.25% or 0.14 to hit $54.78 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.65% or 7.45 to trade at $1135.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.68% to 117.92, while EUR/JPY rose 0.46% to 122.38.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.29% at 103.37.