Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.01%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Mining, Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic and Finance&Investment sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.01%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (TYO:3863), which rose 3.16% or 40.00 points to trade at 1,305.00 at the close. Meanwhile, CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) added 2.38% or 24.00 points to end at 1,034.50 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) was up 2.27% or 36.00 points to 1,623.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were IHI Corp. (TYO:7013), which fell 7.02% or 262.00 points to trade at 3,468.00 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:6976) declined 2.30% or 100.00 points to end at 4,255.00 and Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (TYO:5101) was down 2.22% or 70.00 points to 3,079.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1822 to 1686 and 344 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (TYO:3863) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.16% or 40.00 to 1,305.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.27% to 19.21.

Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.13% or 0.10 to $79.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.11% or 0.09 to hit $83.16 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 6.30 to trade at $1,970.00 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.16% to 140.68, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 155.68.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 100.94.