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 added 0.70% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714), which rose 10.57% or 335.0 points to trade at 3505.0 at the close. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) added 7.17% or 39.0 points to end at 583.0 and Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (T:7202) was up 7.08% or 67.3 points to 1017.5 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (T:5019), which lost 4.66% or 119.0 points to trade at 2436.0 in late trade. Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) declined 3.55% or 805.0 points to end at 21890.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) shed 3.05% or 160.0 points to 5090.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2435 to 1179 and 180 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 27.73.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.98% or 0.68 to $33.67 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.99% or 0.72 to hit $35.45 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.49% or 8.40 to trade at $1697.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.00% to 107.52, while EUR/JPY fell 0.22% to 117.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 99.203.