Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Shipbuilding and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were TDK Corp. (T:6762), which rose 5.90% or 520.0 points to trade at 9340.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Okuma Corp. (T:6103) added 5.50% or 390.0 points to end at 7480.0 and Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) was up 4.84% or 14.0 points to 303.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233), which fell 2.69% or 127.6 points to trade at 4607.5 at the close. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (T:2802) declined 2.59% or 54.5 points to end at 2049.0 and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (T:5232) was down 2.55% or 14.0 points to 536.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1880 to 1384 and 232 ended unchanged.
Shares in TDK Corp. (T:6762) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.90% or 520.0 to 9340.0. Shares in Okuma Corp. (T:6103) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.50% or 390.0 to 7480.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.07% to 18.26.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.87% or 1.06 to $57.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.15% or 0.72 to hit $63.29 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 1.74 to trade at $1283.44 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.32% to 112.09, while EUR/JPY fell 0.18% to 131.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 93.75.