Investing.com – Japanese stocks were higher after Tuesday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, yields rose 0.87% to hit a new one-month high.
The best artists of the session on the were Lasertec Corp (TYO:), which rose 6.63% or 1,590.00 points to trade at 25,590.00 at the close. In the meantime, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:) added 6.55% or 155.00 points to end at 2,520.00 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose 6.40% or 670.00 points to 11,140.00 in late trading.
The session’s worst performers were Eneos Holdings Inc (TYO:), which fell 4.71% or 39.70 points to trade at 802.50 at the close. Inpex Corp. (TYO:) fell by 3.26% or 68.50 points to end at 2,031.50 and Toray Industries, Inc. (TYO:) fell 3.05% or 25.90 points to 822.90.
Between 2270 and 1342, rising stocks outnumbered falling stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with 256 ending unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 28.67.
Crude oil for November fell 3.67%, or 2.71, to $71.12 per barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for December delivery fell 3.63% or 2.81 to $74.65 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 2.30 to $2,663. 30 per troy ounce.
USD/JPY fell 0.19% to 149.46, while EUR/JPY fell 0.34% to 162.82.
US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.02% to 103.06.
