Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Transport and Fishery sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.25%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 6.27% or 260.0 points to trade at 4410.0 at the close. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (T:9432) added 4.50% or 215.0 points to end at 4991.0 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) was up 3.96% or 2120.0 points to 55660.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Terumo Corp. (T:4543), which lost 3.78% or 250.0 points to trade at 6370.0 in late trade. Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) declined 2.58% or 63.0 points to end at 2378.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) shed 2.35% or 172.0 points to 7138.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1910 to 1543 and 217 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.01% to 27.71 a new 6-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.78% or 0.56 to $71.22 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.76% or 0.61 to hit $80.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 2.20 to trade at $1232.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.31% to 112.13, while EUR/JPY rose 0.40% to 129.95.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 94.71.