Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Electrical/Machinery, Precision Instruments and Machinery sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.44% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Keio Corp. (T:9008), which rose 5.43% or 320.0 points to trade at 6210.0 at the close. JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) added 5.13% or 120.5 points to end at 2469.0 and Tosoh Corp. (T:4042) was up 4.90% or 79.0 points to 1690.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Softbank Corp. (T:9984), which lost 2.15% or 235.0 points to trade at 10720.0 in late trade. Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) declined 2.07% or 65.0 points to end at 3070.0 and Kyocera Corp. (T:6971) shed 0.88% or 57.0 points to 6449.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2583 to 872 and 188 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.36% to 16.38.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.22% or 0.15 to $68.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.41% or 0.32 to hit $77.73 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 2.70 to trade at $1203.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 111.93, while EUR/JPY rose 0.07% to 130.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 94.11.