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 rose 0.96% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which rose 6.59% or 705.0 points to trade at 11405.0 at the close. NEC Corp. (T:6701) added 5.11% or 270.0 points to end at 5550.0 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) was up 3.75% or 200.0 points to 5540.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kajima Corp. (T:1812), which lost 3.25% or 48.0 points to trade at 1427.0 in late trade. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) declined 2.70% or 31.0 points to end at 1116.0 and IHI Corp. (T:7013) shed 2.45% or 69.0 points to 2751.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1946 to 1516 and 280 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 17.29 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.31% or 0.22 to $71.10 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.33% or 0.24 to hit $73.10 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 2.85 to trade at $1868.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 110.02, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 133.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 90.362.