Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.25%

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining , Transport and Fishery sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.25%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T: 5707 ), which rose 6.27% or 260.0 points to trade at 4410.0 at the close. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (T: 9432 ) added 4.50% or 215.0 points to end at 4991.0 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T: 9983 ) was up 3.96% or 2120.0 points to 55660.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Terumo Corp. (T: 4543 ), which lost 3.78% or 250.0 points to trade at 6370.0 in late trade. Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T: 5002 ) declined 2.58% or 63.0 points to end at 2378.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T: 4911 ) shed 2.35% or 172.0 points to 7138.0.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1910 to 1543 and 217 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.01% to 27.71 a new 6-month high.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.78% or 0.56 to $71.22 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.76% or 0.61 to hit $80.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 2.20 to trade at $1232.50 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.31% to 112.13, while EUR/JPY rose 0.40% to 129.95.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 94.71.