Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Insurance and Finance & Investment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.38% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713), which rose 4.13% or 164.0 points to trade at 4138.0 at the close. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) added 2.96% or 24.5 points to end at 852.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was up 2.86% or 53.0 points to 1906.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602), which lost 2.20% or 85.0 points to trade at 3775.0 in late trade. Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) declined 1.81% or 65.0 points to end at 3530.0 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) shed 1.32% or 70.0 points to 5250.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1642 to 1597 and 254 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.38% to 16.75 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.48% or 0.25 to $52.12 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.48% or 0.28 to hit $58.10 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.83% or 10.76 to trade at $1292.24 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.01% to 112.18, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 132.01.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 93.28.