Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Manufacturing, Precision Instruments and Electrical/Machinery sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.47% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7911), which rose 8.45% or 315.00 points to trade at 4,043.00 at the close. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) added 5.62% or 24.00 points to end at 451.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) was up 5.58% or 323.00 points to 6,115.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503), which lost 4.67% or 89.00 points to trade at 1,815.00 in late trade. Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531) declined 3.85% or 134.00 points to end at 3,346.00 and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9502) shed 2.98% or 55.00 points to 1,792.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1994 to 1637 and 260 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.73% to 17.08.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.19% or 0.14 to $74.08 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.10% or 0.08 to hit $79.31 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 2.05 to trade at $2,054.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.12% to 143.65, while EUR/JPY fell 0.35% to 157.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 101.89.