Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Power and Rubber sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.85% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4911), which rose 6.90% or 159.5 points to trade at 2469.5 at the close. Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TOKYO:9501) added 5.78% or 30.0 points to end at 549.0 and Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TOKYO:8830) was up 5.33% or 245.5 points to 4851.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (TOKYO:8766), which lost 3.74% or 192.0 points to trade at 4940.0 in late trade. Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:5707) declined 2.98% or 14.0 points to end at 456.0 and JX Holdings, Inc. (TOKYO:5020) shed 2.83% or 15.4 points to 529.4.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 375 to 220 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.60% to 18.55.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.64% or 0.37 to $58.36 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.71% or 0.46 to hit $64.47 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.19% or 2.30 to trade at $1204.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.33% to 121.09, while EUR/JPY fell 0.38% to 134.06.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.55% at 95.89.