Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Shipbuilding and Chemical sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.83%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 4.62% or 39.0 points to trade at 883.0 at the close. Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) added 4.04% or 52.0 points to end at 1339.0 and Ebara Corp. (T:6361) was up 3.97% or 118.0 points to 3090.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602), which lost 2.40% or 80.0 points to trade at 3255.0 in late trade. Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (T:8830) declined 1.92% or 50.0 points to end at 2548.5 and Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) shed 1.41% or 48.0 points to 3345.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1470 to 456 and 139 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.93% to 20.02.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.80% or 0.39 to $48.42 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.69% or 0.35 to hit $50.54 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.08% or 1.05 to trade at $1311.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.72% to 102.37, while EUR/JPY rose 0.40% to 114.41.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.40% at 96.03.