Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Insurance, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Banking sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.24% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which rose 8.56% or 214.00 points to trade at 2,714.00 at the close. Minebea Mitsumi Inc (TYO:6479) added 7.18% or 238.00 points to end at 3,552.00 and Mercari Inc (TYO:4385) was up 5.94% or 125.00 points to 2,228.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which lost 3.08% or 12.00 points to trade at 378.00 in late trade. Dentsu Inc. (TYO:4324) declined 2.08% or 84.00 points to end at 3,945.00 and Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:8233) shed 1.96% or 59.00 points to 2,948.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1930 to 1669 and 281 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.56% to 16.04 a new 6-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.23% or 0.19 to $83.57 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.31% or 0.27 to hit $86.87 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 2.00 to trade at $2,336.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 161.70, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 173.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 105.61.