Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Precision Instruments and Electrical/Machinery sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.37%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Softbank Group Corp. (TYO:9984), which rose 3.72% or 206.00 points to trade at 5,743.00 at the close. Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) added 2.73% or 13.00 points to end at 490.00 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531) was up 2.42% or 61.00 points to 2,585.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (TYO:8253), which lost 7.07% or 125.00 points to trade at 1,643.00 in late trade. Konami Corp. (TYO:9766) declined 3.30% or 220.00 points to end at 6,450.00 and TDK Corp (TYO:6762) shed 1.91% or 90.00 points to 4,630.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2117 to 1362 and 290 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.51% to 23.39.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.60% or 0.49 to $82.56 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.13% or 0.12 to hit $90.15 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.71% or 11.70 to trade at $1,644.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 149.40, while EUR/JPY fell 0.14% to 146.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 112.22.