Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Gas & Water, Construction and Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.66%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which rose 8.73% or 20.2 points to trade at 251.6 at the close. Meanwhile, Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (T:2501) added 4.06% or 130.0 points to end at 3330.0 and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) was up 3.48% or 14.0 points to 416.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Meidensha Corp. (T:6508), which fell 4.25% or 17.0 points to trade at 383.0 at the close. Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2269) declined 1.94% or 180.0 points to end at 9120.0 and NTT Docomo, Inc. (T:9437) was down 0.75% or 20.5 points to 2715.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2256 to 801 and 312 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (T:2501) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.06% or 130.0 to 3330.0. Shares in Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.48% or 14.0 to 416.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.95% to 16.07.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.58% or 0.30 to $51.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.61% or 0.33 to hit $54.48 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 2.69 to trade at $1252.81 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 111.81, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 125.19.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 97.18.