Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Precision Instruments and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.89%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Olympus Corp. (T:7733), which rose 6.70% or 205.0 points to trade at 3265.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Furukawa Co., Ltd. (T:5715) added 4.26% or 48.0 points to end at 1174.0 and Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. (T:5703) was up 3.92% or 8.0 points to 212.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which fell 5.14% or 62.0 points to trade at 1145.0 at the close. Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) declined 2.92% or 75.5 points to end at 2511.5 and Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) was down 2.19% or 70.0 points to 3130.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3065 to 589 and 93 ended unchanged.
Shares in SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.14% or 62.0 to 1145.0. Shares in Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) fell to 5-year lows; down 2.92% or 75.5 to 2511.5. Shares in Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.19% or 70.0 to 3130.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 22.90% to 32.25 a new 6-months high.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.03% or 0.44 to $42.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.32% or 0.16 to hit $50.61 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 4.90 to trade at $1276.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 110.47, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 125.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 96.167.