Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Glass and Shipbuilding sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.96% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (T:8630), which rose 4.67% or 202.0 points to trade at 4529.0 at the close. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) added 4.61% or 66.0 points to end at 1497.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) was up 4.11% or 91.5 points to 2316.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5201), which lost 1.54% or 65.0 points to trade at 4165.0 in late trade. Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) declined 1.25% or 4.0 points to end at 315.5 and The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) shed 0.49% or 13.0 points to 2615.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2702 to 615 and 176 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.51% to 14.09.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.34% or 0.17 to $50.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.07% or 0.04 to hit $55.52 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 1.39 to trade at $1312.19 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.12% to 111.69, while EUR/JPY rose 0.36% to 133.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 91.70.