Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Gas & Water, Machinery and Finance & Investment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.55% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003), which rose 7.98% or 144.0 points to trade at 1949.0 at the close. Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) added 5.32% or 81.0 points to end at 1603.0 and Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (T:8804) was up 4.50% or 72.0 points to 1671.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506), which lost 2.89% or 51.0 points to trade at 1712.0 in late trade. Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) declined 2.45% or 190.0 points to end at 7550.0 and Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) shed 2.19% or 30.0 points to 1337.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2255 to 1164 and 173 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.97% to 15.67.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.70% or 0.43 to $62.16 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.49% or 0.33 to hit $68.11 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.40 to trade at $1319.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.34% to 112.73, while EUR/JPY fell 0.42% to 134.81.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 92.10.