Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Transport and Chemical sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501), which rose 6.78% or 40.0 points to trade at 630.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Softbank Corp. (T:9984) added 4.71% or 421.0 points to end at 9362.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was up 4.45% or 70.0 points to 1643.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ebara Corp. (T:6361), which fell 8.45% or 275.0 points to trade at 2980.0 at the close. Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253) declined 5.69% or 99.0 points to end at 1641.0 and Otsuka Holdings Ltd (T:4578) was down 5.19% or 290.0 points to 5302.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2261 to 1250 and 171 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.78% or 40.0 to 630.0. Shares in Ebara Corp. (T:6361) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.45% or 275.0 to 2980.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 14.03% to 22.35.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.40% or 0.22 to $55.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.08% or 0.05 to hit $65.42 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $1201.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 113.87, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 128.49.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 97.06.