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 gained 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504), which rose 12.63% or 590.0 points to trade at 5260.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) added 7.88% or 41.0 points to end at 561.0 and Denso Corp. (T:6902) was up 6.52% or 446.0 points to 7285.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which fell 8.38% or 234.0 points to trade at 2560.0 at the close. Kyocera Corp. (T:6971) declined 5.48% or 393.0 points to end at 6772.0 and Central Japan Railway Co. (T:9022) was down 4.42% or 715.0 points to 15445.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2391 to 1134 and 209 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504) rose to 5-year highs; up 12.63% or 590.0 to 5260.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 19.89.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.10% or 0.06 to $63.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $65.91 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.70% or 12.45 to trade at $1766.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.27% to 108.97, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 131.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 91.070.