Japan Stock Market Overview

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, buoyed by gains in the Banking, Insurance, and Finance & Investment sectors.

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

Top Performers

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

Worst Performers

The worst performers of the session included:
– Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605): -3.04% or 66.00 points to trade at 2,107.00.
– Ricoh Co., Ltd. (TYO:7752): -2.68% or 44.50 points to end at 1,617.00.
– Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (TYO:5019): -2.58% or 29.00 points to 1,096.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1830 to 1744, with 266 stocks ending unchanged.

All-Time Highs

Shares in Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. and Advantest Corp. reached all-time highs, gaining 4.71% and 3.65%, respectively.

Market Volatility

The Nikkei Volatility, measuring the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 20.33% to 30.19, marking a new one-month high.

Commodities Trading

• Crude oil for November delivery: +0.30% to $73.79 per barrel.
• Brent oil for December delivery: +0.44% to $77.52 per barrel.
• December Gold Futures contract: -0.01% to $2,635.10 per troy ounce.

Currency Exchange Rates

• USD/JPY: +0.25% to 148.57.

• EUR/JPY: +0.13% to 162.93.

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