Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Textile, Marine Transport and Railway & Bus sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.43% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which rose 3.13% or 105.0 points to trade at 3455.0 at the close. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) added 3.12% or 76.0 points to end at 2512.0 and Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (T:7272) was up 2.87% or 84.0 points to 3015.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681), which lost 3.89% or 37.0 points to trade at 915.0 in late trade. Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) declined 3.64% or 110.5 points to end at 2924.5 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) shed 3.45% or 74.0 points to 2070.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2327 to 1032 and 220 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.24% to 16.39.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.80% or 0.54 to $66.62 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.03% or 0.74 to hit $71.42 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.46% or 5.60 to trade at $1221.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 113.06, while EUR/JPY fell 0.29% to 131.26.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 95.14.