Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Rubber and Automobiles & Parts sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.18% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104), which rose 4.29% or 125.5 points to trade at 3052.5 at the close. Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186) added 3.76% or 20.0 points to end at 552.0 and Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (T:8354) was up 3.46% or 21.0 points to 628.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Aeon Co., Ltd. (T:8267), which lost 3.20% or 78.0 points to trade at 2359.0 in late trade. Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233) declined 2.91% or 55.0 points to end at 1837.0 and Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (T:1925) shed 2.35% or 83.0 points to 3446.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2337 to 1075 and 185 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.41% to 14.69.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.01% or 0.01 to $68.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $76.25 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.41% or 5.00 to trade at $1209.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was unchanged 0.00% to 111.19, while EUR/JPY fell 0.19% to 129.79.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 94.74.