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 added 0.65%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 12.69% or 237.0 points to trade at 2105.0 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 8.94% or 360.0 points to end at 4385.0 and Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233) was up 6.32% or 156.0 points to 2624.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which lost 5.34% or 132.0 points to trade at 2342.0 in late trade. Japan Steel Works Ltd (T:5631) declined 3.50% or 103.0 points to end at 2840.0 and Advantest Corp. (T:6857) shed 3.21% or 330.0 points to 9950.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2366 to 1190 and 197 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 19.57.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.38% or 0.26 to $68.55 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.40% or 0.28 to hit $70.91 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 2.25 to trade at $1733.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 110.75, while EUR/JPY rose 0.12% to 129.71.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 93.165.