Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Transport, Fishery and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.97%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 7.98% or 375.0 points to trade at 5075.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) added 5.73% or 16.0 points to end at 295.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was up 5.66% or 70.0 points to 1306.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519), which fell 2.67% or 200.0 points to trade at 7300.0 at the close. Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) declined 2.46% or 33.0 points to end at 1308.0 and Tokyu Fudosan (T:3289) was down 2.31% or 15.0 points to 633.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2324 to 1174 and 211 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.18% to 17.20.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.45% or 0.28 to $62.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.68% or 0.47 to hit $69.84 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.04% or 0.55 to trade at $1295.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.19% to 111.53, while EUR/JPY rose 0.49% to 125.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 96.657.