Japan Stock Market Overview

Japan stocks closed higher on Wednesday, influenced by gains in the Paper & Pulp, Transport, and Railway & Bus sectors.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.12%.

Top Performers

• Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755): +9.19% or 86.60 points, trading at 1,028.50.
• Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920): +4.19% or 1,155.00 points, ending at 28,735.00.
• Advantest Corp (TYO:6857): +4.18% or 256.00 points, at 6,381.00.

Worst Performers

• Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (TYO:5019): -2.72% or 29.50 points, trading at 1,056.00.
• Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:6302): -2.47% or 86.00 points, ending at 3,402.00.
• Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541): -2.44% or 35.00 points, at 1,398.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,262 to 1,333, with 270 remaining unchanged.

Market Highlights

• Rakuten Inc reached 52-week highs, gaining 9.19%.
• The Nikkei Volatility Index increased 0.20% to 25.43.

Commodities

• Crude oil (October delivery): +0.11% to $75.61 a barrel.
• Brent oil (November delivery): +0.09% to $78.73 a barrel.
• Gold Futures (December contract): -0.38% to $2,543.15 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange

• USD/JPY: +0.41% to 144.54.
• EUR/JPY: -0.01% to 161.02.
• US Dollar Index Futures: +0.37% at 100.83.