Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Gas & Water and Food sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.06% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 5.33% or 55.0 points to trade at 1087.0 at the close. Familymart Ltd (T:8028) added 3.94% or 370.0 points to end at 9760.0 and Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2269) was up 3.27% or 270.0 points to 8530.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303), which lost 2.99% or 50.5 points to trade at 1639.0 in late trade. Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (T:8802) declined 2.83% or 52.5 points to end at 1804.0 and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151) shed 2.73% or 66.0 points to 2352.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2418 to 940 and 198 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.93% to 17.92 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.08% or 0.05 to $66.17 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $71.36 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 5.70 to trade at $1345.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 106.97, while EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 132.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 89.05.