Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Transportation Equipment and Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.94%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 5.98% or 46.0 points to trade at 815.0 at the close. Kajima Corp. (T:1812) added 4.76% or 33.0 points to end at 727.0 and Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) was up 4.40% or 8.8 points to 208.8 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sharp Corp. (T:6753), which lost 6.52% or 9.0 points to trade at 129.0 in late trade. Pioneer Corp. (T:6773) declined 2.19% or 6.0 points to end at 268.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) shed 1.99% or 47.5 points to 2339.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1683 to 156 and 51 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 10.69% to 22.64 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.17% or 0.07 to $41.59 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.10% or 0.04 to hit $41.58 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 0.35% or 4.30 to trade at $1248.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.12% to 112.08, while EUR/JPY rose 0.24% to 126.14.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.09% at 95.31.