Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemical, Gas & Water and Transport sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.36% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which rose 911.31% or 3021.0 points to trade at 3352.5 at the close. Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702) added 894.85% or 7389.7 points to end at 8215.5 and Hitachi Ltd (T:6501) was up 401.49% or 3119.6 points to 3896.6 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Teijin Ltd. (T:3401), which lost 5.14% or 116.0 points to trade at 2139.0 in late trade. Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) declined 4.46% or 307.0 points to end at 6578.0 and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201) shed 3.96% or 43.5 points to 1055.5.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1909 to 1550 and 157 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.92% to 16.48.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.03% or 0.02 to $72.30 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.12% or 0.10 to hit $81.36 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.80 to trade at $1204.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.11% to 112.85, while EUR/JPY rose 0.01% to 132.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 93.72.