Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the gained 1.25% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 7.14% or 293.00 points to trade at 4,398.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 6.82% or 990.00 points to end at 15,515.00 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) was up 6.48% or 118.50 points to 1,946.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (TYO:), which fell 3.10% or 137.00 points to trade at 4,281.00 at the close. Shizuoka Financial Group Inc (TYO:) declined 2.96% or 47.00 points to end at 1,539.50 and Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (TYO:) was down 2.80% or 100.00 points to 3,468.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2047 to 1545 and 284 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.48% or 118.50 to 1,946.50.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.56% to 16.04 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.51% or 0.42 to $83.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.52% or 0.45 to hit $86.69 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.46% or 10.80 to trade at $2,344.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.29% to 161.91, while EUR/JPY rose 0.24% to 173.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 105.46.
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