Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Power, Electrical/Machinery and Machinery sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.46% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361), which rose 6.51% or 330.00 points to trade at 5,400.00 at the close. Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902) added 4.19% or 22.00 points to end at 547.00 and GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO:6674) was up 3.77% or 82.00 points to 2,255.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which lost 1.32% or 37.00 points to trade at 2,771.00 in late trade. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:5406) declined 1.18% or 8.00 points to end at 672.00 and Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523) shed 0.82% or 68.00 points to 8,209.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2574 to 999 and 254 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.92% to 17.53.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.01% or 0.01 to $81.61 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.17% or 0.15 to hit $88.04 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.69% or 13.30 to trade at $1,941.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.62% to 129.85, while EUR/JPY fell 0.38% to 141.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 101.54.