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 gained 1.78% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which rose 12.44% or 228.0 points to trade at 2061.0 at the close. Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233) added 12.21% or 322.0 points to end at 2960.0 and Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) was up 10.81% or 198.0 points to 2030.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (T:7912), which lost 4.16% or 91.0 points to trade at 2094.0 in late trade. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098) declined 3.34% or 162.0 points to end at 4689.0 and J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) shed 3.13% or 29.0 points to 898.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2612 to 936 and 164 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.40.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 2.68% or 1.11 to $42.47 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.55% or 1.11 to hit $44.72 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 1.60 to trade at $1874.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.14% to 105.42, while EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 124.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 92.707.