Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 4.04% or 45.0 points to trade at 1159.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151) added 3.63% or 70.0 points to end at 2001.0 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) was up 3.20% or 66.0 points to 2131.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sony Financial Holdings Inc. (T:8729), which fell 3.96% or 96.0 points to trade at 2330.0 at the close. NSK Ltd. (T:6471) declined 2.87% or 25.0 points to end at 846.0 and Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043) was down 2.84% or 64.0 points to 2192.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2388 to 1053 and 253 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 17.97.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.67% or 0.36 to $54.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.55% or 0.32 to hit $58.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.67% or 10.40 to trade at $1545.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.30% to 106.23, while EUR/JPY rose 0.43% to 116.72.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 98.790.