Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Transport, Fishery and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.97%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 7.98% or 375.0 points to trade at 5075.0 at the close. Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) added 5.73% or 16.0 points to end at 295.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was up 5.66% or 70.0 points to 1306.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519), which lost 2.67% or 200.0 points to trade at 7300.0 in late trade. Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) declined 2.46% or 33.0 points to end at 1308.0 and Tokyu Fudosan (T:3289) shed 2.31% or 15.0 points to 633.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2324 to 1174 and 211 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.18% to 17.20.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.46% or 0.29 to $62.87 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.69% or 0.48 to hit $69.85 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.04% or 0.55 to trade at $1295.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.19% to 111.53, while EUR/JPY rose 0.49% to 125.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 96.662.