Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.16% By Investing.com

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 0.16%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086), which rose 5.24% or 54.0 points to trade at 1085.0 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 5.19% or 127.0 points to end at 2572.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was up 4.99% or 23.0 points to 484.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Japan Post Holdings Co Ltd (T:6178), which lost 6.41% or 68.5 points to trade at 1000.5 in late trade. KDDI Corp. (T:9433) declined 3.11% or 112.0 points to end at 3494.0 and Sumitomo Corp. (T:8053) shed 3.06% or 50.5 points to 1597.5.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2309 to 1269 and 155 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 23.12.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.02% or 0.01 to $61.55 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $64.94 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.74% or 12.65 to trade at $1701.95 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.36% to 110.17, while EUR/JPY rose 0.21% to 129.38.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 93.102.