Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Communication and Fishery sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.95% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were IHI Corp. (TYO:7013), which rose 9.70% or 396.00 points to trade at 4,477.00 at the close. MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (TYO:8725) added 5.52% or 176.00 points to end at 3,366.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) was up 5.22% or 299.00 points to 6,032.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920), which lost 3.19% or 1,160.00 points to trade at 35,260.00 in late trade. Nidec Corp (TYO:6594) declined 2.11% or 157.00 points to end at 7,291.00 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035) shed 1.69% or 590.00 points to 34,400.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2848 to 807 and 231 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.10% to 17.00.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.02% or 0.02 to $81.65 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $85.15 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.30% or 7.15 to trade at $2,337.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 159.49, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 171.21.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 105.12.