Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Communication, Machinery and Shipbuilding sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:6302), which rose 13.38% or 63.0 points to trade at 534.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Furukawa Co., Ltd. (T:5715) added 7.45% or 12.0 points to end at 173.0 and Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (T:6703) was up 7.10% or 11.0 points to 166.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714), which fell 7.68% or 52.0 points to trade at 625.0 at the close. Nichirei Corp. (T:2871) declined 5.67% or 56.0 points to end at 932.0 and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4502) was down 4.90% or 259.0 points to 5030.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 948 to 926 and 129 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.17% to 27.33.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.40% or 0.18 to $44.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.22% or 0.10 to hit $45.42 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.73% or 9.20 to trade at $1274.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.50% to 108.73, while EUR/JPY fell 0.35% to 123.83.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.18% at 94.05.