Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Fishery, Pharmaceutical Industry and Precision Instruments sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.15% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 6.13% or 46.0 points to trade at 797.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) added 4.42% or 48.0 points to end at 1133.0 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (T:2501) was up 4.39% or 22.0 points to 523.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (T:5101), which lost 7.93% or 188.0 points to trade at 2184.0 in late trade. Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. (T:4041) declined 6.64% or 55.0 points to end at 773.0 and Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. (T:3105) shed 6.28% or 103.0 points to 1537.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1130 to 743 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.44% to 21.17 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.57% or 0.25 to $44.12 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $48.02 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.35% or 3.80 to trade at $1091.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.13% to 123.33, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 132.50.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.06% at 99.18.