Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.02% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 4.52% or 220.0 points to trade at 5090.0 at the close. Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704) added 3.83% or 185.0 points to end at 5020.0 and Yokogawa Electric Corp. (T:6841) was up 3.45% or 75.0 points to 2248.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Familymart Ltd (T:8028), which lost 2.46% or 64.0 points to trade at 2536.0 in late trade. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) declined 2.35% or 54.0 points to end at 2246.0 and Yamaha Corp. (T:7951) shed 2.09% or 110.0 points to 5150.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2295 to 1186 and 256 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.15 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.08% or 0.05 to $59.14 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.25% or 0.16 to hit $65.22 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.50% or 6.95 to trade at $1396.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.13% to 108.28, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 122.35.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 96.303.