Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.80%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568), which rose 6.59% or 364.0 points to trade at 5888.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) added 5.65% or 120.0 points to end at 2244.0 and Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) was up 4.70% or 17.0 points to 379.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983), which fell 1.55% or 980.0 points to trade at 62310.0 at the close. Subaru Corp (T:7270) declined 1.37% or 36.0 points to end at 2592.0 and DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) was down 1.23% or 27.0 points to 2176.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3105 to 471 and 126 ended unchanged.
Shares in Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.59% or 364.0 to 5888.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.11% to 20.88.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.99% or 0.53 to $52.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.79% or 0.49 to hit $61.48 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.76% or 10.15 to trade at $1338.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.05% to 108.19, while EUR/JPY rose 0.18% to 121.89.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 96.977.