Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Insurance, Banking and Finance & Investment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.86% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yamaha Corp. (T:7951), which rose 4.32% or 215.0 points to trade at 5190.0 at the close. Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:7012) added 3.64% or 130.0 points to end at 3697.5 and Hitachi Ltd (T:6501) was up 3.50% or 28.0 points to 829.1 in late trade.
Biggest losers included IHI Corp. (T:7013), which lost 6.45% or 240.0 points to trade at 3482.5 in late trade. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) declined 6.29% or 250.0 points to end at 3725.0 and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713) shed 5.31% or 259.0 points to 4618.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2412 to 960 and 185 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.00% to 16.32.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.60% or 0.41 to $69.05 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.36% or 0.27 to hit $74.98 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.30% or 4.00 to trade at $1328.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 108.82, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 132.72.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 90.76.