Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Gas & Water and Warehousing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.06% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714), which rose 4.23% or 175.0 points to trade at 4315.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (T:2501) added 3.07% or 95.0 points to end at 3190.0 and Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502) was up 2.71% or 124.0 points to 4694.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020), which fell 2.43% or 14.0 points to trade at 561.9 at the close. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (T:7270) declined 2.36% or 97.0 points to end at 4007.0 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) was down 2.19% or 140.0 points to 6260.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1902 to 1345 and 240 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.04% to 15.00.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.61% or 0.31 to $50.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.84% or 0.47 to hit $55.53 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.39 to trade at $1278.29 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.25% to 112.57, while EUR/JPY fell 0.07% to 132.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 93.24.