Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Shipbuilding and Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.36%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which rose 9.70% or 48.0 points to trade at 543.0 at the close. Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202) added 5.50% or 47.0 points to end at 901.0 and Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. (T:3105) was up 3.75% or 41.0 points to 1134.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (T:6703), which lost 4.24% or 69.0 points to trade at 1559.0 in late trade. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) declined 3.07% or 49.0 points to end at 1549.0 and Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233) shed 2.95% or 33.0 points to 1085.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1966 to 1164 and 333 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.07% to 13.73.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.83% or 0.36 to $43.74 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.96% or 0.44 to hit $46.48 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.50% or 6.18 to trade at $1252.58 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.28% to 111.55, while EUR/JPY rose 0.22% to 125.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 96.73.