Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Insurance, Banking and Financial Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.69%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541), which rose 7.60% or 285.00 points to trade at 4,035.00 at the close. Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:5232) added 5.08% or 165.00 points to end at 3,415.00 and Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) was up 5.01% or 27.00 points to 566.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which lost 2.33% or 26.00 points to trade at 1,088.00 in late trade. Softbank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) declined 1.88% or 106.00 points to end at 5,547.00 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:9983) shed 1.72% or 1,100.00 points to 62,900.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2197 to 1302 and 254 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.18% to 22.72.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.90% or 0.97 to $106.64 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.78% or 0.88 to hit $112.28 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.23% or 4.50 to trade at $1,981.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.84% to 128.04, while EUR/JPY rose 0.94% to 138.15.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 100.82.