Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Gas & Water, Marine Transport and Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.40%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (T:6703), which rose 9.51% or 135.0 points to trade at 1554.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Familymart Ltd (T:8028) added 5.45% or 690.0 points to end at 13350.0 and Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) was up 2.92% or 21.0 points to 741.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which fell 12.96% or 550.0 points to trade at 3695.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 10.80% or 168.0 points to end at 1388.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was down 7.91% or 155.0 points to 1804.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1810 to 1620 and 256 ended unchanged.
Shares in SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) fell to 52-week lows; losing 10.80% or 168.0 to 1388.0. Shares in Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) rose to 5-year highs; up 2.92% or 21.0 to 741.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 19.95% to 26.15.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.18% or 0.12 to $66.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.84% or 0.64 to hit $75.80 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.30 to trade at $1233.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.06% to 112.50, while EUR/JPY fell 0.42% to 128.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 96.04.