Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Construction, Real Estate and Railway & Bus sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 7.05% or 139.0 points to trade at 2110.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Familymart Ltd (T:8028) added 5.04% or 670.0 points to end at 13960.0 and Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) was up 3.95% or 97.0 points to 2552.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086), which fell 5.60% or 96.0 points to trade at 1619.0 at the close. Asahi Kasei Corp. (T:3407) declined 5.51% or 94.0 points to end at 1610.5 and Softbank Corp. (T:9984) was down 5.44% or 582.5 points to 10130.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1910 to 1577 and 210 ended unchanged.
Shares in Familymart Ltd (T:8028) rose to all time highs; up 5.04% or 670.0 to 13960.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 6.09% to 19.15 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.36% or 0.27 to $74.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.29% or 0.25 to hit $84.75 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.80 to trade at $1190.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 113.15, while EUR/JPY rose 0.17% to 130.03.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 95.39.