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

Tokyo closed with a rise of 1.68%.

They were the top performers at the session Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:) traded at 2717.0 after the close, up 7.69%. That’s 194.0 points. Meanwhile, CyberAgent Inc T: climbed 7.05%, or 98.0 points, to 1489.0. Nomura Holdings Inc was up 6.82% (or 34.4 points) to 538.9 late trade.

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (T) fell by 4.27%, or 61.5 point to trade at 1379.0 close. Nichirei Corp. T: dropped 3.58%, or 94.0 points, to finish at 2533.0 Konica Minolta, Inc. T: was at 461.0, down by 3.15% (15.0 points).

By 3236 to 392 and by 143, rising stocks outnumbered those on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. shares (T:), rose to 52-week peak; increasing 7.69%, 194.0 to 2717.0. Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (T:), shares fell to 52 week lows, falling by 4.27% (61.5 to 1379.0). Konica Minolta, Inc. shares dropped to 52 week lows, falling 3.15%, 15.0, and 461.0.

The was unchanged from 0% to 25% for the, which is used to measure implied volatility in Nikkei options 225.

March crude oil delivery rose 0.4% or 0.36 to $88.56/barrel. Brent oil rose 0.3% or 0.30 to $89.46 per barrel in commodity trading. The April Gold Futures contract increased 0.06%, or 1.00, to $1802.50 an ounce.

USD/JPY lost 0.2% to 114.42 and EUR/JPY lost 0.15%, to 129.08.

US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.2% to 96.160