Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Electrical/Machinery, Chemical and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic 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 JGC Corp. (T:1963), which rose 3.18% or 67.0 points to trade at 2172.0 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) added 3.11% or 63.0 points to end at 2088.0 and Pioneer Corp. (T:6773) was up 3.10% or 4.0 points to 133.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602), which lost 3.26% or 115.0 points to trade at 3415.0 in late trade. Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) declined 2.59% or 100.0 points to end at 3755.0 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) shed 2.55% or 85.0 points to 3245.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1736 to 1629 and 237 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.41% to 14.90.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.15% or 0.10 to $68.97 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.44% or 0.34 to hit $76.84 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 3.30 to trade at $1219.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 111.11, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 129.90.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 94.60.