Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Shipbuilding and Electrical/Machinery sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.06% to hit a new all time high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012), which rose 5.57% or 241.00 points to trade at 4,565.00 at the close. GS Yuasa Corp. (TYO:6674) added 5.29% or 150.00 points to end at 2,984.00 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) was up 4.86% or 141.00 points to 3,043.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920), which lost 3.74% or 1,550.00 points to trade at 39,890.00 in late trade. TDK Corp (TYO:6762) declined 3.55% or 291.00 points to end at 7,907.00 and Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO:6723) shed 3.09% or 85.00 points to 2,668.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2621 to 1042 and 219 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.16% to 20.98.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.37% or 0.29 to $78.44 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.34% or 0.28 to hit $82.32 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.37% or 7.95 to trade at $2,133.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.09% to 149.90, while EUR/JPY fell 0.09% to 162.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 103.71.