Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.47% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nitto Denko Co (T:6988), which rose 6.48% or 372.0 points to trade at 6116.0 at the close. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) added 4.25% or 77.0 points to end at 1889.0 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) was up 3.71% or 81.0 points to 2264.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which lost 3.81% or 11.0 points to trade at 278.0 in late trade. Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) declined 2.13% or 174.0 points to end at 7990.0 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501) shed 2.09% or 11.0 points to 515.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2349 to 1176 and 219 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.93.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.72% or 0.40 to $55.41 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.14% or 0.70 to hit $60.87 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.10 to trade at $1495.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.03% to 108.91, while EUR/JPY fell 0.11% to 120.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 97.575.