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 added 1.20% to hit a new 6-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233), which rose 4.85% or 141.0 points to trade at 3050.0 at the close. Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5201) added 4.06% or 140.0 points to end at 3585.0 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) was up 3.90% or 2550.0 points to 68000.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Olympus Corp. (T:7733), which lost 2.90% or 43.0 points to trade at 1439.0 in late trade. Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531) declined 2.79% or 78.0 points to end at 2719.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) shed 2.43% or 37.0 points to 1485.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2257 to 1256 and 222 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.70 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.11% or 0.06 to $52.87 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.07% or 0.04 to hit $58.78 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 4.00 to trade at $1487.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.20% to 108.62, while EUR/JPY fell 0.17% to 119.86.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 98.088.