Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Finance & Investment and Rubber sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.47%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6767), which rose 5.64% or 44.0 points to trade at 824.0 at the close. Nomura Holdings Inc (TOKYO:8604) added 4.65% or 39.8 points to end at 895.0 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TOKYO:8035) was up 4.51% or 347.0 points to 8045.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kikkoman Corp. (TOKYO:2801), which lost 3.26% or 135.0 points to trade at 4000.0 in late trade. Nichirei Corp. (TOKYO:2871) declined 2.81% or 26.0 points to end at 900.0 and Sony Corp. (TOKYO:6758) shed 1.18% or 41.5 points to 3485.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1705 to 177 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 13.20% to 19.20.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.34% or 1.22 to $50.98 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.90% or 1.10 to hit $57.05 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.19% or 2.20 to trade at $1153.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.05% to 123.39, while EUR/JPY fell 0.16% to 135.56.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.18% at 97.10.