Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transport, Transportation Equipment and Financial Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.87% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (TOKYO:4183), which rose 7.52% or 34.0 points to trade at 486.0 at the close. Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp (TOKYO:4188) added 6.35% or 47.6 points to end at 797.3 and Tosoh Corp. (TOKYO:4042) was up 5.68% or 44.0 points to 818.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4005), which lost 4.85% or 38.0 points to trade at 746.0 in late trade. Sharp Corp. (TOKYO:6753) declined 1.81% or 3.0 points to end at 163.0 and Kao Corp. (TOKYO:4452) shed 1.73% or 103.0 points to 5835.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1573 to 310 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.15% to 16.84 a new 6-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.26% or 0.15 to $60.23 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.08% or 0.05 to hit $63.29 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.15% or 1.80 to trade at $1185.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 123.64, while EUR/JPY fell 0.49% to 139.21.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.53% at 95.02.