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Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Mining, Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic and Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099), which rose 13.57% or 317.00 points to trade at 2,653.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings (TYO:8309) added 8.77% or 289.00 points to end at 3,584.00 and Sony Corp (TYO:6758) was up 8.23% or 985.00 points to 12,950.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843), which fell 16.10% or 3,445.00 points to trade at 17,950.00 at the close. Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (TYO:6952) declined 11.74% or 155.00 points to end at 1,165.00 and Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902) was down 8.99% or 48.80 points to 493.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2557 to 1129 and 190 ended unchanged.
Shares in Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) rose to all time highs; up 13.57% or 317.00 to 2,653.50. Shares in Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings (TYO:8309) rose to 5-year highs; rising 8.77% or 289.00 to 3,584.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.41% to 18.23 a new 3-months low.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.69% or 0.54 to $78.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.62% or 0.51 to hit $82.89 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 3.25 to trade at $2,363.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.03% to 156.38, while EUR/JPY rose 0.01% to 169.26.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 104.85.
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