Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.34% to hit a new 52-week high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which rose 18.07% or 1000.0 points to trade at 6534.0 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 4.16% or 63.0 points to end at 1577.0 and Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:6302) was up 3.71% or 120.0 points to 3355.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035), which lost 4.11% or 895.0 points to trade at 20880.0 in late trade. Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4005) declined 3.16% or 16.0 points to end at 491.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) shed 2.62% or 47.0 points to 1749.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2447 to 1067 and 231 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.63.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.50% or 0.27 to $54.21 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.30% or 0.18 to hit $59.52 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.47% or 7.05 to trade at $1494.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 108.39, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 120.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 97.287.