Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Financial Services, Retail and Finance & Investment sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.46%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4911), which rose 7.63% or 212.0 points to trade at 2990.0 at the close. Chiyoda Corp. (TOKYO:6366) added 4.89% or 53.0 points to end at 1137.0 and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TOKYO:3099) was up 4.75% or 104.0 points to 2292.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Suzuki Motor Corp. (TOKYO:7269), which lost 3.06% or 126.5 points to trade at 4008.5 in late trade. Japan Tobacco Inc (TOKYO:2914) declined 2.58% or 112.5 points to end at 4248.0 and Komatsu Ltd. (TOKYO:6301) shed 2.48% or 61.0 points to 2396.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1285 to 597 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.67% to 20.41.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.56% or 0.93 to $58.55 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.25% or 0.80 to hit $62.80 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.09% or 1.10 to trade at $1172.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 122.70, while EUR/JPY fell 0.03% to 136.52.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.11% at 95.86.