TOKYO: Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Transport, Electrical/Machinery and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211), which rose 6.63% or 66.0 points to trade at 1061.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Ube Industries, Ltd. (T:4208) added 6.58% or 16.0 points to end at 259.0 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) was up 6.58% or 444.0 points to 7189.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hitachi Construction Machinery Co (T:6305), which fell 4.51% or 86.0 points to trade at 1821.0 at the close. Minebea Co., Ltd. (T:6479) declined 3.82% or 52.0 points to end at 1311.0 and Konica Minolta, Inc. (T:4902) was down 3.25% or 46.0 points to 1370.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1002 to 867 and 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ube Industries, Ltd. (T:4208) rose to 3-years highs; rising 6.58% or 16.0 to 259.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.13% to 27.64.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.07% or 0.03 to $43.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.10% or 0.04 to hit $46.77 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.45% or 5.30 to trade at $1171.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 120.43, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 132.97.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.02% at 97.00.
