Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Gas & Water sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.10% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:7261), which rose 4.17% or 47.00 points to trade at 1,173.00 at the close. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:5406) added 3.81% or 27.00 points to end at 736.00 and JFE Holdings, Inc. (TYO:5411) was up 3.61% or 57.00 points to 1,636.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012), which lost 4.36% or 127.00 points to trade at 2,787.00 in late trade. NTT Data Corp. (TYO:9613) declined 2.52% or 51.00 points to end at 1,969.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) shed 2.51% or 230.00 points to 8,950.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1838 to 1647 and 274 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.79% to 19.35.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.35% or 0.42 to $118.92 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.24% or 0.29 to hit $119.80 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 4.50 to trade at $1,848.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.57% to 132.63, while EUR/JPY rose 0.56% to 141.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 102.54.