Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Insurance, Banking and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.86%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:5232), which rose 18.45% or 630.00 points to trade at 4,045.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Subaru Corp (TYO:7270) added 5.42% or 99.50 points to end at 1,936.00 and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211) was up 4.69% or 15.00 points to 335.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751), which fell 2.81% or 41.00 points to trade at 1,418.00 at the close. Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. (TYO:3105) declined 2.45% or 25.00 points to end at 995.00 and Chiyoda Corp. (TYO:6366) was down 2.31% or 11.00 points to 465.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2070 to 1469 and 225 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:5232) rose to 52-week highs; up 18.45% or 630.00 to 4,045.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.18% to 22.72.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.15% or 1.17 to $103.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.10% or 1.18 to hit $108.43 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.78% or 15.30 to trade at $1,943.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.23% to 128.60, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 139.10.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 100.74.