Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Financial Services and Construction sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.15% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233), which rose 9.56% or 27.0 points to trade at 309.5 at the close. Pioneer Corp. (T:6773) added 7.08% or 17.0 points to end at 257.0 and Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) was up 4.35% or 3.0 points to 72.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211), which lost 4.00% or 24.0 points to trade at 575.5 in late trade. Komatsu Ltd. (T:6301) declined 2.46% or 58.5 points to end at 2320.5 and Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214) shed 2.43% or 14.0 points to 563.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1923 to 1026 and 350 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.00% to 18.20 a new 52-week low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.10% or 0.55 to $49.41 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.91% or 0.46 to hit $50.33 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.16% or 2.05 to trade at $1275.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 104.17, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 113.63.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.11% at 98.58.