Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Power, Manufacturing and Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.57%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which rose 3.85% or 125.00 points to trade at 3,370.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:5406) added 3.58% or 36.00 points to end at 1,041.00 and Komatsu Ltd. (TYO:6301) was up 3.30% or 104.00 points to 3,251.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Olympus Corp. (TYO:7733), which fell 1.16% or 29.00 points to trade at 2,469.50 at the close. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) declined 1.05% or 9.00 points to end at 845.00 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (TYO:5707) was down 1.05% or 20.00 points to 1,881.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2306 to 1242 and 267 ended unchanged.
Shares in Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (TYO:5707) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.05% or 20.00 to 1,881.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.92% to 17.14.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.23% or 0.19 to $81.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.29% or 0.25 to hit $85.86 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.44% or 8.95 to trade at $2,027.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.06% to 133.74, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 146.05.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 101.78.
