Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Warehousing and Rubber sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 2.51% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (TYO:5019), which rose 18.29% or 634.00 points to trade at 4,101.00 at the close. Terumo Corp. (TYO:4543) added 11.45% or 486.00 points to end at 4,731.00 and Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361) was up 9.70% or 704.00 points to 7,960.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Dentsu Inc. (TYO:4324), which lost 8.73% or 385.00 points to trade at 4,027.00 in late trade. T&D Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8795) declined 8.31% or 218.50 points to end at 2,412.00 and Marui Group Co., Ltd. (TYO:8252) shed 7.02% or 172.00 points to 2,277.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2147 to 1473 and 259 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.30% to 19.54.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.73% or 0.57 to $78.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.58% or 0.48 to hit $82.95 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.35% or 6.95 to trade at $1,973.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 150.65, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 163.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 103.99.