Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Precision Instruments, Electrical/Machinery and Machinery sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.26%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802), which rose 9.31% or 374.00 points to trade at 4,392.00 at the close. Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) added 5.40% or 105.00 points to end at 2,050.00 and Hitachi Construction Machinery Co (TYO:6305) was up 4.43% or 135.00 points to 3,180.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TYO:6952), which lost 2.70% or 36.00 points to trade at 1,299.00 in late trade. CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) declined 2.32% or 27.00 points to end at 1,139.00 and Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:4151) shed 2.26% or 66.00 points to 2,849.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2051 to 1510 and 264 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.20% to 16.59.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.74% or 0.57 to $77.62 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.72% or 0.60 to hit $84.05 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 2.75 to trade at $1,839.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.12% to 136.37, while EUR/JPY rose 0.50% to 144.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 104.64.