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 gained 1.78% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which rose 12.44% or 228.0 points to trade at 2061.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Taiheiyo Cement Corp. (T:5233) added 12.21% or 322.0 points to end at 2960.0 and Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) was up 10.81% or 198.0 points to 2030.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (T:7912), which fell 4.16% or 91.0 points to trade at 2094.0 at the close. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098) declined 3.34% or 162.0 points to end at 4689.0 and J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) was down 3.13% or 29.0 points to 898.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2612 to 936 and 164 ended unchanged.
Shares in DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) rose to 52-week highs; rising 12.44% or 228.0 to 2061.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.40.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 2.64% or 1.09 to $42.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.50% or 1.09 to hit $44.70 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 1.60 to trade at $1874.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.14% to 105.42, while EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 124.64.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 92.707.