Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Marine Transport, Steel and Rubber sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.41%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Z Holdings Corp (TYO:4689), which rose 4.40% or 21.90 points to trade at 519.20 at the close. Softbank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) added 4.13% or 206.00 points to end at 5,195.00 and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) was up 3.36% or 31.00 points to 953.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713), which lost 6.83% or 401.00 points to trade at 5,468.00 in late trade. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519) declined 6.36% or 262.00 points to end at 3,860.00 and DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:5714) shed 4.05% or 230.00 points to 5,450.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2108 to 1369 and 273 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 20.33% to 27.40 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.06% or 0.06 to $98.60 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.30% or 0.31 to hit $102.47 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 2.80 to trade at $1,898.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.20% to 127.86, while EUR/JPY fell 0.35% to 136.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 101.83.