Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Marine Transport, Communication and Finance & Investment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.99% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fanuc Corp. (T:6954), which rose 4.79% or 1530.0 points to trade at 33450.0 at the close. Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) added 4.77% or 270.0 points to end at 5930.0 and Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865) was up 3.51% or 24.0 points to 707.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411), which lost 2.63% or 72.0 points to trade at 2664.5 in late trade. Nisshin Steel Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5413) declined 2.41% or 47.0 points to end at 1904.0 and Nikon Corp. (T:7731) shed 2.34% or 53.0 points to 2211.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1707 to 1645 and 225 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.91.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.26% or 0.17 to $64.47 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.44% or 0.31 to hit $69.95 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 4.10 to trade at $1339.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.22% to 110.77, while EUR/JPY rose 0.01% to 135.60.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 90.36.