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 0.11% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674), which rose 6.58% or 142.0 points to trade at 2301.0 at the close. Subaru Corp (T:7270) added 5.22% or 115.5 points to end at 2328.0 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) was up 2.57% or 37.0 points to 1478.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which lost 5.31% or 275.0 points to trade at 4905.0 in late trade. Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) declined 3.39% or 83.0 points to end at 2364.0 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098) shed 3.31% or 267.0 points to 7804.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1854 to 1673 and 217 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 19.11 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.66% or 0.53 to $80.28 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.88% or 0.72 to hit $82.77 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 1.75 to trade at $1864.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.13% to 114.26, while EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 129.97.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 95.475.