Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Communication and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.48% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Inpex Corp. (T:1605), which rose 8.63% or 114.00 points to trade at 1,435.00 at the close. Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) added 8.19% or 37.00 points to end at 489.00 and Mitsubishi Corp. (T:8058) was up 6.89% or 296.00 points to 4,592.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801), which lost 6.72% or 580.00 points to trade at 8,050.00 in late trade. Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) declined 1.85% or 230.00 points to end at 12,170.00 and Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. (T:2002) shed 1.81% or 32.00 points to 1,734.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1915 to 1692 and 210 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.82% to 25.29.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.56% or 1.72 to $111.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.55% or 1.79 to hit $117.41 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 5.25 to trade at $1,934.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.81% to 120.43, while EUR/JPY rose 0.47% to 132.20.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 98.85.