Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.18%

Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding , Rubber and Automobiles & Parts sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.18% to hit a new 1-month high.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T: 9104 ), which rose 4.29% or 125.5 points to trade at 3052.5 at the close. Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T: 7186 ) added 3.76% or 20.0 points to end at 552.0 and Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (T: 8354 ) was up 3.46% or 21.0 points to 628.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Aeon Co., Ltd. (T: 8267 ), which lost 3.20% or 78.0 points to trade at 2359.0 in late trade. Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T: 8233 ) declined 2.91% or 55.0 points to end at 1837.0 and Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (T: 1925 ) shed 2.35% or 83.0 points to 3446.0.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2337 to 1075 and 185 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.41% to 14.69.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.01% or 0.01 to $68.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $76.25 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.41% or 5.00 to trade at $1209.40 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was unchanged 0.00% to 111.19, while EUR/JPY fell 0.19% to 129.79.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 94.74.