Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Power and Retail sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.10%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803), which rose 5.72% or 59.00 points to trade at 1,091.00 at the close. Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523) added 5.61% or 465.00 points to end at 8,753.00 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) was up 4.26% or 79.00 points to 1,932.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:7762), which lost 6.71% or 40.00 points to trade at 556.00 in late trade. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098) declined 6.67% or 327.00 points to end at 4,573.00 and Dentsu Inc. (TYO:4324) shed 5.96% or 280.00 points to 4,415.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2019 to 1541 and 248 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.17% to 19.87 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.30% or 0.26 to $85.61 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.03% or 0.03 to hit $93.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 4.80 to trade at $1,781.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.47% to 139.23, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 144.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 106.19.