Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Transportation Equipment and Fishery sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.22%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:6976), which rose 9.36% or 431.00 points to trade at 5,037.00 at the close. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) added 6.17% or 353.00 points to end at 6,076.00 and Murata Mfg Co (TYO:6981) was up 5.54% or 198.00 points to 3,775.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523), which lost 5.86% or 408.00 points to trade at 6,550.00 in late trade. Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) declined 3.56% or 167.00 points to end at 4,522.00 and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519) shed 3.50% or 220.00 points to 6,064.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2060 to 1589 and 238 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.38% to 18.37 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.77% or 0.62 to $80.22 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.72% or 0.61 to hit $84.24 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 6.15 to trade at $2,435.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.37% to 158.59, while EUR/JPY rose 0.25% to 172.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 104.09.