Nikkei 225 | Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper and pulp, Petroleum and plastic, Chemical and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares higher.
It added 1.15% at the close in Tokyo, hitting a new 3-month high.
The best performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO: 4506), which rose 5.61% or 25.00 points to trade at ¥471.00 at the close. Meantime, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO: 9107) added 5.31% or 320.00 points to end at ¥6,350.00 and SoftBank Group Corp (TYO: 9984) was up 4.23% or 258.00 points to trade at ¥6,357.00 in late trade.
They had the worst session J. Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO: 3086) which decreased 2.41% or 31.50 points to trade at ¥1,278.00 at the close. Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (TYO: 3863) declined 0.79% or 10.00 points to end at ¥1,254.00 and Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO: 8233) declined 0.52% or 10.00 points to ¥1,920.50.
Advancers outnumbered decliners on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,911 to 795 and 190 ended unchanged.
The rate, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, rose 1.73% to 17.10.
Crude oil for February delivery fell 0.12% or 0.09 to $75.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for March delivery was up 0.07%, or 0.06, at $80.91 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract was up 0.38%, or 7.80, to trade at $2,077.60 per troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.20% at 142.67, while EUR/JPY was up 0.20% at 157.56.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.01% to 101.11.