Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Mining, Shipbuilding and Rubber sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.29%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 5.53% or 86.0 points to trade at 1641.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) added 5.32% or 340.0 points to end at 6725.0 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) was up 4.46% or 108.0 points to 2528.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which fell 14.19% or 299.0 points to trade at 1808.5 at the close. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) declined 7.72% or 245.5 points to end at 2934.5 and Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) was down 5.90% or 123.0 points to 1962.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3052 to 469 and 152 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.90% or 123.0 to 1962.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 12.23% to 24.32.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.31% or 0.22 to $72.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.42% or 0.34 to hit $81.75 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.26% or 3.20 to trade at $1227.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.01% to 112.24, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 129.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 94.85.