Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Non-Metal Minerals, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.29% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 14.34% or 74.0 points to trade at 590.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) added 8.75% or 62.0 points to end at 770.5 and Minebea Mitsumi Inc (T:6479) was up 7.28% or 118.0 points to 1738.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099), which fell 8.02% or 101.0 points to trade at 1158.0 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) declined 7.01% or 620.0 points to end at 8230.0 and Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5201) was down 5.44% or 54.0 points to 939.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1731 to 1291 and 352 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) rose to 5-year highs; up 14.34% or 74.0 to 590.0. Shares in Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.75% or 62.0 to 770.5. Shares in Minebea Mitsumi Inc (T:6479) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.28% or 118.0 to 1738.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.18% to 14.81.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.98% or 0.45 to $46.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.84% or 0.41 to hit $49.14 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.66% or 8.07 to trade at $1224.17 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.13% to 113.85, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 123.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 99.32.