Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.01%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.01%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:3382), which rose 4.71% or 105.00 points to trade at 2,335.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920) added 4.42% or 1,045.00 points to end at 24,670.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) was up 3.65% or 269.00 points to 7,639.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605), which fell 3.04% or 66.00 points to trade at 2,107.00 at the close. Ricoh Co., Ltd. (TYO:7752) declined 2.68% or 44.50 points to end at 1,617.00 and Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (TYO:5019) was down 2.58% or 29.00 points to 1,096.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1830 to 1744 and 266 ended unchanged.

Shares in Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:3382) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.71% or 105.00 to 2,335.00. Shares in Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.65% or 269.00 to 7,639.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 20.33% to 30.19 a new 1-month high.

Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.30% or 0.22 to $73.79 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.44% or 0.34 to hit $77.52 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.30 to trade at $2,635.10 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.25% to 148.57, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 162.93.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 102.36.