Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Manufacturing, Steel and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.98% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035), which rose 13.41% or 2650.0 points to trade at 22405.0 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 11.99% or 1055.0 points to end at 9855.0 and Sony Corp (T:6758) was up 11.44% or 505.0 points to 4918.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which lost 6.79% or 230.0 points to trade at 3155.0 in late trade. IHI Corp. (T:7013) declined 6.52% or 264.9 points to end at 3797.6 and NGK Insulators, Ltd. (T:5333) shed 4.45% or 99.0 points to 2126.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1956 to 1334 and 218 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.05% to 15.11.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.77% or 0.42 to $54.80 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.54% or 0.33 to hit $61.27 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.47% or 5.98 to trade at $1276.48 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 113.88, while EUR/JPY rose 0.21% to 132.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 94.48.