Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Rubber and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.18% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104), which rose 4.29% or 125.5 points to trade at 3052.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186) added 3.76% or 20.0 points to end at 552.0 and Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (T:8354) was up 3.46% or 21.0 points to 628.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aeon Co., Ltd. (T:8267), which fell 3.20% or 78.0 points to trade at 2359.0 at the close. Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233) declined 2.91% or 55.0 points to end at 1837.0 and Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (T:1925) was down 2.35% or 83.0 points to 3446.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2337 to 1075 and 185 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.41% to 14.69.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.01% or 0.01 to $68.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $76.23 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 5.10 to trade at $1209.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.01% to 111.20, while EUR/JPY fell 0.18% to 129.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 94.75.