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 0.08%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were KDDI Corp. (T:9433), which rose 5.57% or 170.0 points to trade at 3220.0 at the close. Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602) added 3.70% or 125.0 points to end at 3505.0 and Tokyu Fudosan (T:3289) was up 3.24% or 23.0 points to 732.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included The Chiba Bank, Ltd. (T:8331), which lost 3.82% or 20.0 points to trade at 504.0 in late trade. Aozora Bank, Ltd. (T:8304) declined 3.62% or 98.0 points to end at 2612.0 and Aeon Co., Ltd. (T:8267) shed 3.55% or 72.5 points to 1968.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1917 to 1665 and 187 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 37.80.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.57% or 0.27 to $47.45 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.37% or 0.19 to hit $52.05 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 6.45 to trade at $1637.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.40% to 107.55, while EUR/JPY rose 0.24% to 119.95.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 97.297.