Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Fishery, Power and Paper & Pulp sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.31%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TOKYO:9501), which rose 6.87% or 45.0 points to trade at 700.0 at the close. The Kansai Electric Power Co. (TOKYO:9503) added 5.04% or 66.5 points to end at 1385.5 and Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:3865) was up 4.81% or 32.0 points to 697.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included NSK Ltd. (TOKYO:6471), which lost 3.69% or 68.0 points to trade at 1777.0 in late trade. Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7762) declined 2.40% or 21.0 points to end at 853.0 and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7201) shed 2.07% or 27.0 points to 1274.5.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1547 to 335 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 11.44% to 18.74.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.13% or 0.07 to $52.94 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.30% or 0.17 to hit $56.99 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.10% or 1.20 to trade at $1167.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 122.69, while EUR/JPY fell 0.14% to 135.31.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.25% at 96.67.