Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Marine Transport, Automobiles & Parts and Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.70% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yamaha Corp. (T:7951), which rose 17.29% or 535.0 points to trade at 3630.0 at the close. Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) added 4.15% or 9.7 points to end at 243.6 and J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) was up 3.90% or 62.0 points to 1653.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included JGC Corp. (T:1963), which lost 7.20% or 140.0 points to trade at 1804.0 in late trade. Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043) declined 5.14% or 30.0 points to end at 554.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) shed 2.31% or 59.0 points to 2496.5.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2234 to 819 and 277 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.62% to 15.05.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.43% or 0.21 to $49.05 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.60% or 0.31 to hit $51.83 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 0.94 to trade at $1256.44 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.25% to 112.12, while EUR/JPY rose 0.41% to 122.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 98.93.