Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transport, Real Estate and Precision Instruments sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.01% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JFE Holdings, Inc. (TYO:5411), which rose 14.51% or 237.00 points to trade at 1,870.00 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) added 9.26% or 295.00 points to end at 3,480.00 and Sumitomo Corp. (TYO:8053) was up 6.65% or 165.00 points to 2,645.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Ricoh Co., Ltd. (TYO:7752), which lost 6.80% or 77.00 points to trade at 1,055.00 in late trade. Chiyoda Corp. (TYO:6366) declined 5.91% or 24.00 points to end at 382.00 and Toyobo Co., Ltd. (TYO:3101) shed 1.22% or 13.00 points to 1,051.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2657 to 959 and 223 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.47% to 16.20.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.96% or 0.70 to $72.46 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.96% or 0.74 to hit $76.27 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 4.05 to trade at $2,029.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 134.96, while EUR/JPY fell 0.32% to 148.17.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 101.32.