Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Financial Services & Investment and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close of trading in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.16%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531), which rose 8.71% or 283.00 points to trade at 3,532.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) added 6.40% or 338.00 points to end at 5,617.00 and Kansai Electric Power Co Inc. (TYO:9503) was up 4.72% or 117.50 points to 2,607.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which fell 13.39% or 83.00 points to trade at 537.00 at the close. Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205) fell 13.34% or 62.50 points to end at 406.10 and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519) was down 4.90% or 378.00 points to 7,340.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1,844 to 1,778, while 231 ended unchanged.
Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) stock climbed to a new all-time high, up 6.40% or 338.00 points to 5,617.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 19.54% to 25.86.
WTI crude oil futures for December delivery rose 0.94% or 0.63 to $67.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for January delivery rose 0.83% or 0.59 to $71.32 a barrel, while the December gold contract rose 0.62% or 17.15 to $2,798.25 a troy ounce.
The USD/JPY pair lost 0.03% and traded at 153.31, while the EUR/JPY pair continued to rise by 0.01% and reached 165.93.
The dollar index futures were trading down 0.07% at 104.11.
