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 rose 1.80% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nomura Holdings Inc (T:8604), which rose 10.54% or 36.0 points to trade at 377.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713) added 5.88% or 171.0 points to end at 3081.0 and Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (T:5019) was up 5.66% or 170.0 points to 3175.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nichirei Corp. (T:2871), which fell 1.10% or 30.0 points to trade at 2708.0 at the close. Olympus Corp. (T:7733) declined 0.99% or 12.0 points to end at 1195.0 and Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702) was down 0.84% or 64.0 points to 7558.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2914 to 607 and 191 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 16.92.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.37% or 0.20 to $54.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.40% or 0.25 to hit $62.39 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 3.85 to trade at $1346.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 108.38, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 121.27.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 97.188.