Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Banking and Finance & Investment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.15% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. (T:2002), which rose 4.91% or 115.0 points to trade at 2459.0 at the close. Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) added 4.39% or 144.0 points to end at 3424.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) was up 4.13% or 331.0 points to 8336.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506), which lost 6.28% or 235.0 points to trade at 3505.0 in late trade. Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T:4021) declined 3.23% or 200.0 points to end at 5990.0 and Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) shed 3.11% or 221.0 points to 6885.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2628 to 843 and 174 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.43% to 16.17.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.62% or 0.45 to $72.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.92% or 0.74 to hit $81.27 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.20 to trade at $1203.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.09% to 112.91, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 132.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 93.88.