Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.87%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.87% to hit a new 1-month high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920), which rose 6.63% or 1,590.00 points to trade at 25,590.00 at the close. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) added 6.55% or 155.00 points to end at 2,520.00 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735) was up 6.40% or 670.00 points to 11,140.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Eneos Holdings Inc (TYO:5020), which lost 4.71% or 39.70 points to trade at 802.50 in late trade. Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) declined 3.26% or 68.50 points to end at 2,031.50 and Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:3402) shed 3.05% or 25.90 points to 822.90.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2270 to 1342 and 256 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 28.67.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 3.66% or 2.70 to $71.13 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 3.64% or 2.82 to hit $74.64 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 2.00 to trade at $2,663.60 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.19% to 149.46, while EUR/JPY fell 0.33% to 162.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 103.06.