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.

Source: Investing.com