Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Automobiles & Parts, Insurance and Chemical sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 2.70%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4151), which rose 7.76% or 128.0 points to trade at 1778.0 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6976) added 6.29% or 92.0 points to end at 1554.0 and Mazda Motor Corp. (TOKYO:7261) was up 5.92% or 105.0 points to 1880.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Japan Tobacco Inc (TOKYO:2914), which lost 6.72% or 266.0 points to trade at 3695.0 in late trade. Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:5707) declined 1.80% or 5.0 points to end at 273.0 and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TOKYO:7003) shed 1.71% or 3.0 points to 172.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1709 to 161 and 1 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.79% to 32.19.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.57% or 0.26 to $44.97 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.49% or 0.23 to hit $47.99 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.23% or 2.60 to trade at $1124.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 119.97, while EUR/JPY fell 0.03% to 134.69.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 96.22.