Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.31% By Investing.com

© Reuters. Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.31%

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 added 0.31%.

The best performers of the session on the were Nitto Denko Co (T:), which rose 7.91% or 740.0 points to trade at 10100.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Canon Inc (T:) added 6.72% or 156.0 points to end at 2478.0 and Seiko Epson Cor (T:) was up 5.55% or 96.0 points to 1826.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (T:), which fell 3.34% or 105.0 points to trade at 3035.0 at the close. Advantest Corp. (T:) declined 2.97% or 270.0 points to end at 8830.0 and Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:) was down 2.93% or 19.0 points to 630.0.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2076 to 1436 and 218 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nitto Denko Co (T:) rose to 3-years highs; up 7.91% or 740.0 to 10100.0. Shares in Seiko Epson Cor (T:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.55% or 96.0 to 1826.0.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.90.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.74% or 0.39 to $53.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.66% or 0.37 to hit $56.01 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 4.00 to trade at $1846.90 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 103.70, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 126.02.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 90.233.

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