Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.37%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Paper&Pulp and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.37%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were M3 Inc (TYO:2413), which rose 5.30% or 71.50 points to trade at 1,420.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) added 4.77% or 150.00 points to end at 3,294.00 and SUMCO Corp. (TYO:3436) was up 4.44% or 62.00 points to 1,459.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Keio Corp. (TYO:9008), which fell 3.59% or 129.00 points to trade at 3,465.00 at the close. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) declined 3.26% or 71.50 points to end at 2,125.00 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) was down 2.86% or 17.00 points to 577.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2351 to 1220 and 268 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 7.82% to 28.82.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.70% or 0.49 to $69.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.71% or 0.52 to hit $73.18 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 3.35 to trade at $2,595.75 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.58% to 141.57, while EUR/JPY fell 0.55% to 157.40.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 100.54.