Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.09% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269), which rose 4.19% or 187.0 points to trade at 4652.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) added 3.81% or 55.0 points to end at 1497.0 and Aeon Co., Ltd. (T:8267) was up 3.34% or 66.5 points to 2059.5 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which lost 5.00% or 66.0 points to trade at 1255.0 in late trade. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) declined 3.54% or 37.0 points to end at 1009.0 and Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd (T:6178) shed 3.34% or 35.0 points to 1014.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2258 to 1255 and 238 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.91.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.85% or 0.50 to $58.14 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.99% or 0.64 to hit $64.13 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 2.45 to trade at $1529.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 107.58, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 118.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 98.278.