Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Insurance and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.73%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:8830), which rose 5.24% or 274.00 points to trade at 5,513.00 at the close. Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (TYO:8804) added 4.80% or 115.50 points to end at 2,525.00 and Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:7269) was up 4.66% or 315.00 points to 7,063.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:3659), which lost 2.65% or 69.00 points to trade at 2,516.50 in late trade. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) declined 2.85% or 395.00 points to end at 13,465.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) shed 2.82% or 144.00 points to 4,955.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2344 to 1317 and 233 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.84% to 18.72.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.87% or 0.71 to $80.91 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.84% or 0.72 to hit $84.91 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.40 to trade at $2,176.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 151.71, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 164.13.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 104.08.