Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Fishery, Railway & Bus and Power sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 6.69% or 178.0 points to trade at 2838.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:7011) added 5.92% or 232.5 points to end at 4159.5 and Yokogawa Electric Corp. (T:6841) was up 5.18% or 107.0 points to 2173.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752), which fell 6.64% or 78.0 points to trade at 1096.0 at the close. Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) declined 5.98% or 210.0 points to end at 3301.0 and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4005) was down 4.06% or 29.5 points to 697.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2217 to 1208 and 156 ended unchanged.
Shares in Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914) fell to 3-years lows; losing 5.98% or 210.0 to 3301.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 51.69% to 31.02 a new 52-week high.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.74% or 0.47 to $63.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.87% or 0.58 to hit $67.44 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.30% or 4.00 to trade at $1333.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.44% to 109.07, while EUR/JPY fell 0.32% to 135.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 89.41.