Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

The added 0.94% was at the Tokyo close.

They were the top performers at the session IHI Corp. (TYO) climbed 5.45%, or 180.00 points, to close at 3,485.00. Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO) gained 4.55%, or 134.00 point to close at 3,080.00 Fujitsu Ltd. Late trade saw a 4.38% increase in the (TYO:), or 855.00 point to 20,365.00

They were also the worst performers of the session. Kikkoman Corp. (TYO): The close fell by 3.33%, or 240.00 points, to trade at 6,960.00 CyberAgent Inc (TYO-) fell by 2.98% (40.00 points), to close at 1,336.00 Hitachi Zosen Corp. (TYO:), was at 781.00, down 2.01% (16.00 points).

Stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange were rising by more than those that had fallen, 2274 to 1272. 200 was left unchanged.

IHI Corp. shares (TYO) rose to new 3-year highs. They gained 5.45%, or 180.00 to 3485.00.

The implied volatility index of Nikkei’s 225 options was lower by 1.31%, to 26.40.

The July delivery of crude oil was 1.46 percent higher or 1.60 at $111.23 per barrel. Brent oil rose 1.29 percent to $113.22 per barrel in July commodities trading. The June Gold Futures contract dropped 0.27% to $1,813.90 an troy ounce.

USD/JPY decreased 0.10% from 129.26 to 133.95, and EUR/JPY fell 0.38 to 135.95.

At 103.59, the US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.18%.