Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.60%

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 gained 0.60%.

The best performers of the session on the were IHI Corp. (TYO:), which rose 4.61% or 126.50 points to trade at 2,871.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 3.43% or 248.00 points to end at 7,488.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) was up 2.94% or 97.00 points to 3,399.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:), which fell 2.12% or 11.10 points to trade at 511.30 at the close. Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (TYO:) declined 1.56% or 27.50 points to end at 1,740.50 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 1.52% or 35.00 points to 2,274.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2252 to 1394 and 229 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.25% to 23.20 a new 6-months high.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.17% or 0.14 to $83.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.27% or 0.24 to hit $88.31 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.95 to trade at $1,984.15 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.01% to 149.90, while EUR/JPY rose 0.03% to 158.80.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 106.10.