Tokyo's stock market closed higher on Wednesday, with the Nikkei 225 finishing the session up 1.49%.
Sector movement was led by Real Estate, Banking and Textile companies, supporting the broader index advance. At the close, rising issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange outnumbered decliners by 2,483 to 1,030, while 243 stocks finished unchanged.
Top performers on the Nikkei 225
- Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920) recorded the largest gain, rising 10.18% - up 4,590.00 points to end at 49,690.00.
- Ibiden Co Ltd (TYO:4062) added 7.56% - up 1,360.00 points to close at 19,340.00.
- Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) rose 7.19% - a 345.00 point increase to finish at 5,145.00.
Lagging names
- Nichirei Corp. (TYO:2871) was the weakest on the index, falling 8.17% - down 172.50 points to 1,940.00 at the close.
- BayCurrent Consulting Inc (TYO:6532) slid 6.79% - a decline of 465.00 points to end at 6,383.00.
- Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702) dropped 4.74% - down 160.00 points to 3,218.00.
Option-market sentiment softened for Nikkei exposure as the Nikkei Volatility index, which measures implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, declined 4.94% to 35.39.
Commodities and currencies
- Crude oil for August delivery rose 1.13%, or $0.90, to $80.24 a barrel.
- Brent oil for September delivery increased 1.39%, or $1.18, to $85.91 a barrel.
- The August Gold Futures contract fell 0.76%, or $31.08, to trade at $4,038.62 a troy ounce.
- USD/JPY moved up 0.02% to 162.21, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 185.39.
- The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 100.65.
Overall, the session featured broad advances across the Tokyo market, led by several financially and industrially oriented sectors, while energy and precious-metals prices moved in opposite directions and major yen crosses showed only small changes.