Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Rubber and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713), which rose 5.54% or 194.00 points to trade at 3,694.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nintendo Co Ltd (TYO:7974) added 5.25% or 565.00 points to end at 11,330.00 and Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902) was up 5.18% or 27.20 points to 551.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:3659), which fell 5.93% or 132.50 points to trade at 2,103.50 at the close. Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9009) declined 3.70% or 56.00 points to end at 1,459.50 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) was down 2.71% or 74.50 points to 2,679.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2411 to 1178 and 286 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.79% to 28.16 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.51% or 0.35 to $69.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.46% or 0.33 to hit $72.72 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.12% or 3.65 to trade at $3,057.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.38% to 150.46, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 162.26.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 103.99.