Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.07% 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 0.07%.

The best performers of the session on the were Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 5.48% or 149.00 points to trade at 2,868.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 5.12% or 490.00 points to end at 10,060.00 and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was up 5.06% or 67.00 points to 1,390.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were TOTO Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 8.37% or 420.00 points to trade at 4,600.00 at the close. Seiko Epson Cor (TYO:) declined 5.83% or 117.00 points to end at 1,890.00 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:) was down 3.65% or 156.00 points to 4,117.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1788 to 1774 and 256 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; up 5.48% or 149.00 to 2,868.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.18% to 16.97 a new 1-month low.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.23% or 0.18 to $79.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.07% or 0.06 to hit $85.52 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 4.95 to trade at $1,940.35 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.23% to 130.40, while EUR/JPY rose 0.34% to 141.78.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 101.89.