(MENAFN- FxPro) Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Non-Metal Minerals, Fishery and Precision Instruments sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (TOKYO:1332), which rose 18.57% or 70.0 points to trade at 447.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Terumo Corp. (TOKYO:4543) added 12.94% or 405.0 points to end at 3535.0 and Kajima Corp. (TOKYO:1812) was up 6.77% or 44.0 points to 694.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Marui Group Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:8252), which fell 10.98% or 195.0 points to trade at 1581.0 at the close. Minebea Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6479) declined 6.28% or 126.0 points to end at 1880.0 and IHI Corp. (TOKYO:7013) was down 5.63% or 26.0 points to 436.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1125 to 752.
Shares in Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (TOKYO:1332) rose to 3-years highs; rising 18.57% or 70.0 to 447.0. Shares in Terumo Corp. (TOKYO:4543) rose to 52-week highs; up 12.94% or 405.0 to 3535.0. Shares in Kajima Corp. (TOKYO:1812) rose to 3-years highs; rising 6.77% or 44.0 to 694.0. Shares in IHI Corp. (TOKYO:7013) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.63% or 26.0 to 436.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.63% to 17.34.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.15% or 0.53 to $46.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.22% or 0.61 to hit $50.60 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.34% or 3.70 to trade at $1087.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.00% to 124.38, while EUR/JPY fell 0.10% to 135.21.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.13% at 98.17.
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