Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Transport and Power sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.97%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501), which rose 12.18% or 45.5 points to trade at 419.0 at the close. Minebea Co., Ltd. (T:6479) added 11.11% or 105.0 points to end at 1050.0 and Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6767) was up 9.57% or 56.0 points to 641.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which lost 6.01% or 27.0 points to trade at 422.0 in late trade. Tokyo Dome Corp. (T:9681) declined 3.02% or 29.0 points to end at 932.0 and The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) shed 2.43% or 12.0 points to 482.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1517 to 429 and 110 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.96% to 22.70.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.11% or 0.05 to $46.30 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.14% or 0.07 to hit $48.66 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.06% or 0.80 to trade at $1315.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.28% to 103.28, while EUR/JPY rose 0.17% to 114.99.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 96.13.