Japanese stocks rose after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Banking, Insurance and Transportation Equipment sectors boosted shares.
At the close of trading in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.06%.
The best performers on the Nikkei 225 were Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099), which rose 6.41% or 142.50 points to close at 2,366.00 at the close of trading. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) rose 5.77% or 344.00 points to close at 6,302.00 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) gained 4.76% or 108.50 points to close at 2,388.00 in the last trading session.
The worst performers on the session were Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308), which fell 4.27% or 55.50 points to close at 1,245.00. Okuma Corp. (TYO:6103) fell 4.25% or 140.00 points to close at 3,155.00 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8795) dropped 4.08% or 119.00 points to 2,799.00.
Declining issues outnumbered advancing issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,688 to 948 and 232 ended unchanged.
Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 16.09% to 18.72, a fresh 3-month low.
Crude oil for January delivery rose 0.33% or 0.23 to settle at $70.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for February delivery rose 0.37% or 0.27 to settle at $73.89 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 2.89 to trade at $2,670.79 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY rose 0.32% to 150.07, while EUR/JPY gained 0.46% to settle at 157.92.
The US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.09% at 106.25.
Source: Investing.com
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