Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.18%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.18% to hit a new 1-month high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Okuma Corp. (T: 6103 ), which rose 8.29% or 520.0 points to trade at 6790.0 at the close. Tokuyama Corp. (T: 4043 ) added 6.74% or 220.0 points to end at 3485.0 and West Japan Railway Co. (T: 9021 ) was up 6.53% or 506.0 points to 8256.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Yahoo Japan Corp. (T: 4689 ), which lost 14.43% or 65.0 points to trade at 385.5 in late trade. TOTO Ltd. (T: 5332 ) declined 11.76% or 730.0 points to end at 5480.0 and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T: 7003 ) shed 10.59% or 199.0 points to 1681.0.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1908 to 1461 and 193 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.60% to 16.16.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.51% or 0.35 to $68.22 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.63% or 0.47 to hit $74.22 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.72% or 9.50 to trade at $1309.70 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 109.52, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 131.86.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 91.94.