Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 2.02%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 2.02%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202), which rose 7.94% or 50.00 points to trade at 680.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Telegraph&Telephone Corp (TYO:9432) added 5.23% or 219.00 points to end at 4,405.00 and Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (TYO:7272) was up 4.48% or 178.00 points to 4,155.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which fell 6.20% or 232.00 points to trade at 3,512.00 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) declined 1.09% or 35.00 points to end at 3,188.00 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) was down 0.68% or 24.00 points to 3,486.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3050 to 612 and 179 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nippon Telegraph&Telephone Corp (TYO:9432) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.23% or 219.00 to 4,405.00. Shares in Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (TYO:7272) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.48% or 178.00 to 4,155.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.67% to 20.00.

Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.44% or 0.30 to $68.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.40% or 0.29 to hit $72.80 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.26% or 5.00 to trade at $1,918.80 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 144.13, while EUR/JPY fell 0.06% to 157.82.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 102.24.