Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Food, Manufacturing and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.26% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151), which rose 5.23% or 79.0 points to trade at 1590.0 at the close. Konami Corp. (T:9766) added 3.74% or 135.0 points to end at 3745.0 and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (T:5232) was up 3.52% or 16.0 points to 470.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Amada Co., Ltd. (T:6113), which lost 5.12% or 56.0 points to trade at 1037.0 in late trade. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) declined 3.85% or 10.0 points to end at 249.5 and Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. (T:9301) shed 2.82% or 45.0 points to 1553.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1608 to 342 and 106 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.52% to 22.77.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.07% or 0.92 to $45.36 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.44% or 0.21 to hit $47.84 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.34% or 4.55 to trade at $1331.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 103.46, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 115.39.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.04% at 95.70.