Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Non-Metal Minerals, Fishery and Precision Instruments sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.46%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (TOKYO:1332), which rose 18.57% or 70.0 points to trade at 447.0 at the close. Terumo Corp. (TOKYO:4543) added 12.94% or 405.0 points to end at 3535.0 and Kajima Corp. (TOKYO:1812) was up 6.77% or 44.0 points to 694.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Marui Group Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:8252), which lost 10.98% or 195.0 points to trade at 1581.0 in late trade. Minebea Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6479) declined 6.28% or 126.0 points to end at 1880.0 and IHI Corp. (TOKYO:7013) shed 5.63% or 26.0 points to 436.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1125 to 752 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.63% to 17.34.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.15% or 0.53 to $46.27 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.22% or 0.61 to hit $50.60 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.33% or 3.60 to trade at $1087.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.00% to 124.38, while EUR/JPY fell 0.10% to 135.21.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.13% at 98.17.