Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Communication, Rubber and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003), which rose 3.52% or 29.0 points to trade at 852.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyu Fudosan (T:3289) added 3.34% or 21.0 points to end at 649.0 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) was up 3.19% or 62.0 points to 2005.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269), which fell 5.52% or 299.0 points to trade at 5117.0 at the close. NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (T:8630) declined 4.00% or 165.0 points to end at 3956.0 and Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602) was down 3.78% or 180.0 points to 4585.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1812 to 1654 and 227 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.05% to 18.18.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.97% or 0.61 to $62.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.60% or 0.43 to hit $71.75 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.95 to trade at $1272.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 110.41, while EUR/JPY fell 0.12% to 123.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 97.953.