Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Banking, Finance & Investment and Shipbuilding sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.13%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 8.15% or 51.0 points to trade at 677.0 at the close. Nomura Holdings Inc (T:8604) added 7.43% or 33.3 points to end at 481.5 and Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303) was up 7.41% or 10.0 points to 145.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2269), which lost 2.69% or 240.0 points to trade at 8680.0 in late trade. Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) declined 2.13% or 19.0 points to end at 871.0 and Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) shed 1.95% or 70.0 points to 3520.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1311 to 499 and 105 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.21% to 26.02.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.12% or 0.05 to $40.41 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.05% or 0.02 to hit $42.85 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.02% or 0.20 to trade at $1258.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.39% to 108.36, while EUR/JPY rose 0.50% to 123.75.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.03% at 93.94.