Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Gas & Water, Power and Mining sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.03%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541), which rose 5.76% or 134.00 points to trade at 2,460.00 at the close. Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:9983) added 4.33% or 2,920.00 points to end at 70,290.00 and Trend Micro Inc. (TYO:4704) was up 4.01% or 270.00 points to 7,010.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which lost 3.75% or 300.00 points to trade at 7,690.00 in late trade. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) declined 2.75% or 85.00 points to end at 3,010.00 and Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (TYO:8801) shed 2.30% or 67.50 points to 2,862.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2043 to 1447 and 298 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.82% to 22.99.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.22% or 1.32 to $109.75 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.26% or 0.29 to hit $113.21 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.36% or 6.40 to trade at $1,807.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.39% to 136.21, while EUR/JPY rose 0.03% to 141.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 105.29.