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 0.96% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (T:8354), which rose 6.67% or 131.0 points to trade at 2095.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) added 6.40% or 19.0 points to end at 316.0 and Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186) was up 6.33% or 25.0 points to 420.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519), which fell 3.39% or 260.0 points to trade at 7410.0 at the close. Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (T:8802) declined 1.62% or 33.0 points to end at 2000.5 and Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (T:8801) was down 1.61% or 40.5 points to 2471.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2805 to 743 and 166 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.29 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.73% or 0.42 to $57.82 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.63% or 0.39 to hit $62.77 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.15 to trade at $1499.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 107.75, while EUR/JPY rose 0.16% to 118.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 98.403.