Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were CyberAgent Inc (T:4751), which rose 3.48% or 200.0 points to trade at 5940.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) added 3.44% or 59.0 points to end at 1776.0 and DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) was up 3.41% or 59.0 points to 1790.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (T:4272), which fell 9.94% or 104.0 points to trade at 942.0 at the close. Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) declined 4.71% or 16.0 points to end at 324.0 and Nikon Corp. (T:7731) was down 3.60% or 29.0 points to 776.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1875 to 1604 and 207 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.99.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.82% or 0.35 to $43.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.81% or 0.37 to hit $45.95 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.81% or 15.95 to trade at $1962.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.13% to 106.08, while EUR/JPY fell 0.24% to 125.89.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 92.620.