Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Retail, Transport and Insurance sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.63%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4507), which rose 7.84% or 345.0 points to trade at 4745.0 at the close. Aeon Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:8267) added 6.76% or 110.0 points to end at 1737.5 and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:3863) was up 3.62% or 75.0 points to 2146.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sony Corp. (TOKYO:6758), which lost 8.26% or 311.5 points to trade at 3461.5 in late trade. Sharp Corp. (TOKYO:6753) declined 3.25% or 5.0 points to end at 149.0 and JFE Holdings, Inc. (TOKYO:5411) shed 2.93% or 82.0 points to 2716.5.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1314 to 568 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 9.85% to 21.41.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.21% or 0.12 to $58.20 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $62.05 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.26% or 3.10 to trade at $1175.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.34% to 122.12, while EUR/JPY fell 0.80% to 136.59.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.28% at 95.34.