Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Rubber, Financial Services and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 2.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631), which rose 11.63% or 433.00 points to trade at 4,155.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (TYO:8316) added 10.24% or 819.00 points to end at 8,819.00 and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4005) was up 9.96% or 38.10 points to 420.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NTT Data Corp. (TYO:9613), which fell 10.81% or 237.50 points to trade at 1,960.00 at the close. Daikin Industries, Ltd. (TYO:6367) declined 9.95% or 1,900.00 points to end at 17,200.00 and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:5232) was down 8.88% or 341.00 points to 3,500.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2881 to 920 and 90 ended unchanged.
Shares in Daikin Industries, Ltd. (TYO:6367) fell to 3-years lows; losing 9.95% or 1,900.00 to 17,200.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 27.59% to 51.19.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.10% or 0.07 to $73.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $76.50 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 4.30 to trade at $2,435.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 1.82% to 146.93, while EUR/JPY rose 1.62% to 160.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 103.04.