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 added 0.57% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506), which rose 14.56% or 100.00 points to trade at 787.00 at the close. Meanwhile, TOTO Ltd. (TYO:5332) added 9.49% or 329.00 points to end at 3,794.00 and Tokuyama Corp. (TYO:4043) was up 7.31% or 198.00 points to 2,906.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104), which fell 10.11% or 533.00 points to trade at 4,739.00 at the close. Kikkoman Corp. (TYO:2801) declined 9.59% or 148.00 points to end at 1,395.50 and Nikon Corp. (TYO:7731) was down 9.27% or 140.00 points to 1,369.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2144 to 1443 and 275 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.10% to 28.81.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.18% or 0.71 to $59.71 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.04% or 0.66 to hit $62.62 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.56% or 18.61 to trade at $3,314.99 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.22% to 142.59, while EUR/JPY rose 0.19% to 162.33.
Source: Investing.com
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