Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Gas & Water, Paper & Pulp and Insurance sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.54%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706), which rose 5.56% or 245.0 points to trade at 4655.0 at the close. Hitachi Construction Machinery Co (T:6305) added 4.65% or 180.0 points to end at 4055.0 and Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214) was up 4.13% or 125.0 points to 3155.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233), which lost 8.60% or 89.0 points to trade at 946.0 in late trade. Familymart Ltd (T:8028) declined 4.45% or 430.0 points to end at 9230.0 and Kao Corp. (T:4452) shed 3.68% or 312.0 points to 8162.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1821 to 1514 and 213 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.09% to 21.24.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.26% or 0.80 to $64.22 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.28% or 0.88 to hit $69.53 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.10 to trade at $1339.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.24% to 107.04, while EUR/JPY rose 0.24% to 131.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 89.54.