Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Financial Services and Communication sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 2.72%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269), which rose 11.35% or 366.0 points to trade at 3590.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) added 7.49% or 17.0 points to end at 244.0 and Softbank Corp. (T:9984) was up 6.97% or 338.0 points to 5187.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762), which fell 2.15% or 16.0 points to trade at 727.0 at the close. Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) declined 1.96% or 6.0 points to end at 300.0 and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) was down 1.40% or 38.0 points to 2674.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1804 to 85.
Shares in Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.15% or 16.0 to 727.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.16% to 38.11.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.64% or 0.52 to $30.93 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 1.45% or 0.46 to hit $32.21 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.05% or 0.60 to trade at $1119.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 118.40, while EUR/JPY fell 0.12% to 128.56.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.06% at 99.13.