Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Non-Metal Minerals and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.81% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which rose 5.06% or 85.0 points to trade at 1764.0 at the close. Yamaha Corp. (T:7951) added 4.66% or 170.0 points to end at 3820.0 and Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) was up 4.27% or 222.0 points to 5418.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Haseko Corp (T:1808), which lost 4.53% or 67.0 points to trade at 1412.5 in late trade. Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) declined 1.20% or 1.0 points to end at 82.0 and JGC Corp. (T:1963) shed 1.17% or 21.0 points to 1770.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2249 to 938 and 296 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.52% to 13.29.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.27% or 0.12 to $44.55 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.26% or 0.12 to hit $47.03 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 1.86 to trade at $1248.56 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 111.62, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 124.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 97.28.