Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.18% 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 added 0.18%.

The best performers of the session on the were Yokogawa Electric Corp. (TYO:), which rose 12.81% or 257.00 points to trade at 2,264.00 at the close. Meanwhile, IHI Corp. (TYO:) added 8.44% or 241.00 points to end at 3,095.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:) was up 5.39% or 500.00 points to 9,770.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 21.88% or 700.00 points to trade at 2,500.00 at the close. Shizuoka Bank Ltd (TYO:) declined 6.56% or 56.00 points to end at 798.00 and Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:) was down 5.50% or 30.00 points to 515.90.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2002 to 1483 and 241 ended unchanged.

Shares in IHI Corp. (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 8.44% or 241.00 to 3,095.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.14% to 29.71.

Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.96% or 1.96 to $101.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 2.00% or 2.05 to hit $104.51 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 5.83 to trade at $1,846.83 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.34% to 129.99, while EUR/JPY fell 0.10% to 137.16.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 103.71.