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Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 2.22% -Breaking

by Mike Robinson

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© Reuters. Japan stocks rise at closing trade. Nikkei225 is up 2.22%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

The gained 2.22% at the Tokyo close.

These were the best performers of the session Bridgestone Corp. (T:) traded at 5263.0 after the close, up 7.39% (3622.0 points). Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. Japan Steel Works Ltd (T) gained 6.55% (or 470.0) to close at 7650.0. Japan Steel Works Ltd, (T) was up 6.45% (2225.0) to 3715.0 in late trading.

These were the worst performers of the session. Inpex Corp. (T:) fell by 3.40%, or 40.0 points, to trade at 1138.0 after the close. Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. The (T:), fell by 2.62% to 5423.0, which is 146.0 points. JGC Corp. T: fell 2.40% to 1096.0, 27.0 points lower than the previous year.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpass declining stocks by 2728, 843 and 218 respectively.

The implied volatility index of Nikkei’s 225 options was 26.63 to 21.21% higher than the.

Crude oil rose 0.49 or 0.53% to $92.56/barrel for March delivery. Brent oil rose 0.44 percent to $93.72 a barrel in commodity trading. The April Gold Futures contract traded at $1856.50 an ounce.

USD/JPY gained 0.05%, to 115.68. EUR/JPY gained 0.15%, to 131.50.

At 95.905, US Dollar Index Futures dropped 0.09%.

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