Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.21%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504), which rose 12.63% or 590.0 points to trade at 5260.0 at the close. Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) added 7.88% or 41.0 points to end at 561.0 and Denso Corp. (T:6902) was up 6.52% or 446.0 points to 7285.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which lost 8.38% or 234.0 points to trade at 2560.0 in late trade. Kyocera Corp. (T:6971) declined 5.48% or 393.0 points to end at 6772.0 and Central Japan Railway Co. (T:9022) shed 4.42% or 715.0 points to 15445.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2391 to 1134 and 209 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 19.89.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.19% or 0.12 to $63.06 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.15% or 0.10 to hit $65.97 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.70% or 12.45 to trade at $1766.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.27% to 108.97, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 131.45.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 91.070.