Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.65% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the rose 0.65% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the were Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 7.77% or 38.90 points to trade at 539.50 at the close. Meanwhile, IHI Corp. (TYO:) added 7.31% or 265.00 points to end at 3,890.00 and NTN Corp. (TYO:) was up 6.84% or 18.00 points to 281.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 4.88% or 167.00 points to trade at 3,252.00 at the close. Inpex Corp. (TYO:) declined 4.65% or 78.00 points to end at 1,601.00 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:) was down 2.47% or 117.00 points to 4,617.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2694 to 845 and 234 ended unchanged.

Shares in IHI Corp. (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 7.31% or 265.00 to 3,890.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.26% to 19.56 a new 1-month low.

Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.80% or 0.92 to $115.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.09% or 1.26 to hit $116.86 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.74% or 13.60 to trade at $1,834.80 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.61% to 129.46, while EUR/JPY rose 0.41% to 138.67.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 102.02.