Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Food, Trading and Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.50%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211), which rose 11.86% or 73.0 points to trade at 688.5 at the close. Meanwhile, NTN Corp. (T:6472) added 7.72% or 37.0 points to end at 516.0 and Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) was up 7.53% or 90.0 points to 1285.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Konica Minolta, Inc. (T:4902), which fell 8.36% or 98.0 points to trade at 1074.0 at the close. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) declined 7.63% or 77.0 points to end at 932.0 and Meidensha Corp. (T:6508) was down 7.53% or 29.0 points to 356.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1723 to 1273 and 348 ended unchanged.
Shares in NTN Corp. (T:6472) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.72% or 37.0 to 516.0. Shares in Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.53% or 90.0 to 1285.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.67% to 20.75.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.13% or 0.07 to $52.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.23% or 0.13 to hit $55.45 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 2.15 to trade at $1209.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.44% to 113.30, while EUR/JPY rose 0.28% to 122.12.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.24% at 99.77.