Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Electrical/Machinery, Construction and Precision Instruments sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 2.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Advantest Corp. (T:6857), which rose 12.91% or 238.0 points to trade at 2081.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151) added 10.25% or 204.0 points to end at 2195.0 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) was up 8.27% or 174.0 points to 2279.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which fell 21.07% or 150.0 points to trade at 562.0 at the close. JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) declined 8.85% or 207.0 points to end at 2131.0 and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) was down 6.87% or 67.0 points to 908.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2890 to 678 and 126 ended unchanged.
Shares in Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) fell to 52-week lows; down 21.07% or 150.0 to 562.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.33% to 26.65.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.98% or 0.65 to $66.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.34% or 1.02 to hit $76.97 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.58% or 7.10 to trade at $1218.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 113.08, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 128.40.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 96.69.