Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Banking and Finance & Investment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.74%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5202), which rose 9.50% or 78.0 points to trade at 899.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501) added 6.55% or 28.0 points to end at 455.5 and Softbank Corp. (T:9984) was up 6.28% or 436.5 points to 7392.1 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were KDDI Corp. (T:9433), which fell 3.04% or 89.5 points to trade at 2854.5 at the close. Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) declined 2.69% or 143.0 points to end at 5176.0 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) was down 2.57% or 75.5 points to 2862.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2212 to 845 and 275 ended unchanged.
Shares in Softbank Corp. (T:9984) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.28% or 436.5 to 7392.1.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.88% to 17.28 a new 52-week low.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.35% or 0.18 to $50.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.19% or 0.10 to hit $53.83 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.09% or 1.05 to trade at $1169.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.31% to 114.37, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 122.59.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.07% at 100.58.