Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Power and Rubber sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.66%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:8830), which rose 8.30% or 402.00 points to trade at 5,232.00 at the close. Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (TYO:8804) added 7.36% or 163.00 points to end at 2,377.50 and Tokyu Fudosan (TYO:3289) was up 5.83% or 64.50 points to 1,170.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541), which lost 3.31% or 46.00 points to trade at 1,346.00 in late trade. Terumo Corp. (TYO:4543) declined 2.62% or 152.00 points to end at 5,654.00 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) shed 2.50% or 20.70 points to 807.80.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 0 to 0 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.61% to 19.50.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.22% or 0.18 to $82.55 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.15% or 0.13 to hit $87.25 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.15 to trade at $2,159.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.46% to 151.54, while EUR/JPY rose 0.47% to 164.70.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 103.54.