Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Finance & Investment and Gas & Water sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 5.37% or 101.0 points to trade at 1983.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) added 2.80% or 160.0 points to end at 5870.0 and Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) was up 2.56% or 130.0 points to 5210.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506), which fell 6.98% or 120.0 points to trade at 1599.0 at the close. Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303) declined 3.36% or 58.5 points to end at 1684.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was down 2.72% or 77.0 points to 2755.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1897 to 1465 and 203 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) rose to all time highs; up 5.37% or 101.0 to 1983.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 7.34% to 23.84.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.95% or 0.59 to $61.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.69% or 0.45 to hit $64.80 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 2.90 to trade at $1328.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.45% to 107.81, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 132.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 89.80.