Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Automobiles & Parts and Gas & Water sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.65% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201), which rose 7.77% or 38.90 points to trade at 539.50 at the close. IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) added 7.31% or 265.00 points to end at 3,890.00 and NTN Corp. (TYO:6472) was up 6.84% or 18.00 points to 281.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568), which lost 4.88% or 167.00 points to trade at 3,252.00 in late trade. Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) declined 4.65% or 78.00 points to end at 1,601.00 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098) shed 2.47% or 117.00 points to 4,617.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2694 to 845 and 234 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.26% to 19.56 a new 1-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.87% or 1.00 to $115.67 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.13% or 1.31 to hit $116.91 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.72% or 13.40 to trade at $1,835.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.61% to 129.46, while EUR/JPY rose 0.41% to 138.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 102.02.