Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.81% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253), which rose 7.77% or 129.0 points to trade at 1789.0 at the close. Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) added 6.37% or 24.0 points to end at 401.0 and Obayashi Corp. (T:1802) was up 5.95% or 67.0 points to 1193.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706), which lost 13.31% or 422.5 points to trade at 2752.5 in late trade. Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186) declined 3.40% or 16.0 points to end at 454.0 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (T:2802) shed 3.28% or 62.0 points to 1830.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2077 to 1443 and 233 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.67.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.28% or 0.16 to $57.02 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.31% or 0.19 to hit $62.37 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 4.25 to trade at $1452.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 109.26, while EUR/JPY rose 0.17% to 120.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 98.120.