Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.33%

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment , Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Retail sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.33%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Takara Holdings Inc. (T: 2531 ), which rose 3.44% or 49.0 points to trade at 1474.0 at the close. East Japan Railway Co. (T: 9020 ) added 2.98% or 320.0 points to end at 11055.0 and Sojitz Corp. (T: 2768 ) was up 2.75% or 11.0 points to 410.5 in late trade.

Biggest losers included SUMCO Corp. (T: 3436 ), which lost 2.75% or 71.0 points to trade at 2513.0 in late trade. T&D Holdings, Inc. (T: 8795 ) declined 2.26% or 41.0 points to end at 1769.5 and Advantest Corp. (T: 6857 ) shed 2.12% or 53.0 points to 2449.0.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1937 to 1358 and 256 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.17% to 15.38.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.38% or 0.25 to $66.35 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.50% or 0.38 to hit $76.84 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.40 to trade at $1301.80 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 110.25, while EUR/JPY rose 0.35% to 130.12.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 93.50.