Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Automobiles & Parts and Gas & Water sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.65% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201), which rose 7.77% or 38.90 points to trade at 539.50 at the close. Meanwhile, IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) added 7.31% or 265.00 points to end at 3,890.00 and NTN Corp. (TYO:6472) 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:4568), which fell 4.88% or 167.00 points to trade at 3,252.00 at the close. Inpex Corp. (TYO:1605) declined 4.65% or 78.00 points to end at 1,601.00 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098) 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:7013) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 7.31% or 265.00 to 3,890.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, 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.