Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Electrical/Machinery and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.47% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toyota Motor Corp (TYO:7203), which rose 6.28% or 136.50 points to trade at 2,310.00 at the close. Trend Micro Inc. (TYO:4704) added 6.01% or 423.00 points to end at 7,458.00 and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713) was up 5.83% or 271.00 points to 4,920.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523), which lost 4.07% or 430.00 points to trade at 10,125.00 in late trade. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) declined 2.88% or 148.00 points to end at 4,999.00 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735) shed 2.55% or 415.00 points to 15,870.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2031 to 1575 and 238 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.18% to 21.41.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.09% or 0.06 to $69.48 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.28% or 0.21 to hit $74.50 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 4.85 to trade at $1,963.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.21% to 139.92, while EUR/JPY fell 0.20% to 151.03.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 102.80.