Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Power, Rubber and Transport sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.51% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiba Bank Ltd (TYO:8331), which rose 3.38% or 29.00 points to trade at 887.00 at the close. Terumo Corp. (TYO:4543) added 2.53% or 98.00 points to end at 3,970.00 and Nissui Corp (TYO:1332) was up 2.47% or 14.00 points to 580.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857), which lost 3.04% or 350.00 points to trade at 11,160.00 in late trade. Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035) declined 2.29% or 355.00 points to end at 15,130.00 and Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) shed 2.13% or 32.00 points to 1,471.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2450 to 1110 and 280 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.45% to 16.36 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.32% or 0.26 to $81.09 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.34% or 0.29 to hit $85.05 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 7.55 to trade at $2,014.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 134.34, while EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 147.21.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 101.55.