Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the rose 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the were Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:), which rose 5.45% or 285.00 points to trade at 5,513.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 4.95% or 119.00 points to end at 2,525.00 and Suzuki Motor Corp. (TYO:) was up 4.56% or 308.00 points to 7,063.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:), which fell 3.21% or 83.50 points to trade at 2,516.50 at the close. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) declined 2.85% or 395.00 points to end at 13,465.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) was down 2.81% or 143.00 points to 4,955.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2365 to 1285 and 244 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:) rose to all time highs; up 5.45% or 285.00 to 5,513.00. Shares in Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.95% or 119.00 to 2,525.00.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.84% to 18.72.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.86% or 0.70 to $80.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.84% or 0.72 to hit $84.91 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.40 to trade at $2,176.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 151.72, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 164.15.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 104.08.