Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Construction, Transportation Equipment and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.59%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735), which rose 9.19% or 1,085.00 points to trade at 12,895.00 at the close. Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035) added 7.41% or 2,140.00 points to end at 31,020.00 and Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308) was up 6.69% or 68.50 points to 1,092.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Oriental Land Co Ltd (TYO:4661), which fell 5.87% or 267.00 points to trade at 4,282.00 in late trade. Murata Mfg Co (TYO:6981) declined 4.64% or 163.00 points to end at 3,351.00 and ANA Holdings Inc (TYO:9202) down 2.94% or 87.00 points to 2,876.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 2753 to 880 and 216 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.47% to 21.43.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.01% or 1.50 to $76.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.90% or 1.48 to hit $79.55 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.68% or 16.75 to trade at $2,468.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.07% to 152.87, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 165.36.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 104.23.