Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Mining, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (T:8802), which rose 9.15% or 170.5 points to trade at 2033.0 at the close. Meanwhile, JGC Corp. (T:1963) added 8.52% or 118.0 points to end at 1503.0 and Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) was up 8.11% or 171.0 points to 2280.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253), which fell 8.96% or 121.0 points to trade at 1230.0 at the close. Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4502) declined 7.82% or 337.0 points to end at 3970.0 and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (T:3863) was down 7.60% or 162.0 points to 1970.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2234 to 1309 and 180 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.17% to 23.79 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.96% or 0.59 to $61.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.49% or 0.35 to hit $70.89 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 0.75 to trade at $1295.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.01% to 109.58, while EUR/JPY fell 0.04% to 122.81.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 97.328.