Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Gas & Water and Railway & Bus sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.10% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Asahi Kasei Corp. (T:3407), which rose 4.65% or 54.5 points to trade at 1226.0 at the close. Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) added 4.17% or 72.0 points to end at 1798.0 and Tokyu Corp. (T:9005) was up 3.87% or 70.0 points to 1880.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which lost 3.35% or 95.0 points to trade at 2737.0 in late trade. Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984) declined 3.28% or 340.0 points to end at 10035.0 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) shed 1.84% or 60.0 points to 3205.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1892 to 1541 and 268 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.08% to 17.88.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.66% or 0.37 to $56.35 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $66.44 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.67% or 8.85 to trade at $1330.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.14% to 110.75, while EUR/JPY rose 0.22% to 125.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 96.653.