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 added 0.70%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Haseko Corp (T:1808), which rose 4.10% or 61.00 points to trade at 1548.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098) added 3.96% or 166.0 points to end at 4353.0 and Advantest Corp. (T:6857) was up 3.96% or 240.0 points to 6300.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211), which fell 4.19% or 19.0 points to trade at 435.0 at the close. Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) declined 3.14% or 222.0 points to end at 6857.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) was down 2.29% or 44.0 points to 1876.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2118 to 1409 and 261 ended unchanged.
Shares in Haseko Corp (T:1808) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.10% or 61.00 to 1548.00. Shares in Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098) rose to all time highs; rising 3.96% or 166.0 to 4353.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.96.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.62% or 0.36 to $58.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.50% or 0.32 to hit $64.27 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 4.45 to trade at $1553.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.14% to 110.02, while EUR/JPY rose 0.12% to 121.89.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 97.430.