Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Shipbuilding and Precision Instruments sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.66%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:8830), which rose 8.30% or 402.00 points to trade at 5,232.00 at the close. Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (TYO:8804) added 7.36% or 163.00 points to end at 2,377.50 and Tokyu Fudosan (TYO:3289) was up 5.83% or 64.50 points to 1,170.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541), which lost 3.31% or 46.00 points to trade at 1,346.00 in late trade. Terumo Corp. (TYO:4543) declined 2.62% or 152.00 points to end at 5,654.00 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) shed 2.50% or 20.70 points to 807.80.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2617 to 1026 and 233 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.49% to 20.23.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.19% or 0.16 to $82.00 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.22% or 0.19 to hit $86.70 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 5.45 to trade at $2,158.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.78% to 150.30, while EUR/JPY rose 0.72% to 163.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 103.42.