Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Retail and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011), which rose 2.76% or 223.00 points to trade at 8,307.00 at the close. Meanwhile, IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) added 2.39% or 85.00 points to end at 3,646.00 and Kyocera Corp. (TYO:6971) was up 2.33% or 170.00 points to 7,465.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501), which fell 1.94% or 12.60 points to trade at 638.10 at the close. Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:8233) declined 1.94% or 43.00 points to end at 2,170.50 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) was down 1.76% or 9.50 points to 531.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1925 to 1650 and 290 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.76% or 223.00 to 8,307.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.12% to 18.00.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.53% or 0.43 to $81.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.42% or 0.36 to hit $85.27 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 2.25 to trade at $1,962.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.41% to 146.48, while EUR/JPY rose 0.27% to 159.13.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 103.59.