Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Automobiles & Parts, Insurance and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 5.00% or 80.0 points to trade at 1680.0 at the close. Meanwhile, DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) added 4.14% or 103.0 points to end at 2593.0 and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) was up 4.09% or 18.0 points to 458.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (T:8802), which fell 2.38% or 50.0 points to trade at 2051.5 at the close. Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) declined 2.18% or 136.0 points to end at 6105.0 and Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (T:8801) was down 2.06% or 55.5 points to 2633.5.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2126 to 1019 and 312 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.09% or 18.0 to 458.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 7.16% to 16.02 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.04% or 0.02 to $47.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.04% or 0.02 to hit $49.63 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 2.24 to trade at $1221.44 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.26% to 113.58, while EUR/JPY rose 0.33% to 128.92.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 96.03.