Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.04% 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 1.04% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the were JGC Corp. (TYO:), which rose 12.05% or 222.00 points to trade at 2,065.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Chiyoda Corp. (TYO:) added 7.98% or 36.00 points to end at 487.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) was up 7.21% or 201.00 points to 2,988.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Konami Corp. (TYO:), which fell 2.56% or 230.00 points to trade at 8,750.00 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:) declined 2.43% or 260.00 points to end at 10,420.00 and Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (TYO:) was down 2.16% or 59.50 points to 2,690.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2661 to 837 and 270 ended unchanged.

Shares in JGC Corp. (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; up 12.05% or 222.00 to 2,065.00. Shares in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 7.21% or 201.00 to 2,988.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.79% to 19.35.

Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.43% or 0.51 to $119.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.24% or 0.29 to hit $120.86 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 1.70 to trade at $1,850.40 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.63% to 133.41, while EUR/JPY rose 0.52% to 142.59.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 102.56.