Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Manufacturing and Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.57%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which rose 3.85% or 125.00 points to trade at 3,370.00 at the close. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:5406) added 3.58% or 36.00 points to end at 1,041.00 and Komatsu Ltd. (TYO:6301) was up 3.30% or 104.00 points to 3,251.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Olympus Corp. (TYO:7733), which lost 1.16% or 29.00 points to trade at 2,469.50 in late trade. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) declined 1.05% or 9.00 points to end at 845.00 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (TYO:5707) shed 1.05% or 20.00 points to 1,881.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2306 to 1242 and 267 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.92% to 17.14.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.25% or 0.20 to $81.73 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.29% or 0.25 to hit $85.86 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.45% or 9.15 to trade at $2,028.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.06% to 133.74, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 146.05.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 101.77.