Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Textile sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 2.02%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902), which rose 9.95% or 39.70 points to trade at 438.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (TYO:4901) added 8.73% or 233.50 points to end at 2,909.50 and Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205) was up 6.55% or 29.70 points to 483.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nitori Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:9843), which fell 2.57% or 455.00 points to trade at 17,280.00 at the close. Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TYO:4519) declined 1.43% or 119.00 points to end at 8,194.00 and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713) was down 1.26% or 40.00 points to 3,145.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2620 to 1007 and 226 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.10% to 27.84.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.59% or 1.01 to $64.68 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.51% or 1.02 to hit $68.46 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 2.82% or 96.36 to trade at $3,323.04 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.06% to 141.63, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 161.30.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 98.93.
Source: Investing.com
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