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

The Tokyo close saw the stock market rise by 3.00%, reaching a 1-month peak.

Softbank Group Corp. was the best performer of the session, rising 7.22% to 365.00 points and trading at 5,421.00 close. Meanwhile, Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:), an additional 6.03% (3220.00 points) to reach 5,630.00 Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. Late trade saw (T:), up 5.87%, or 142.00 point to 2,560.50

These were the worst performers of the session. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. T: fell by 4.31%, or 380.00 points, to trade at 8,430.00 close. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. T: dropped 2.97%, or 340.00 points, to finish at 11,100.00 Nippon Yusen K.K T: was at 11,810.00, down by 2.96% (or 360.00 points).

The Tokyo Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpass declining stocks by 30006 to 627, and ended the day unchanged at 173.

This measure of implied volatility for Nikkei’s 225 options fell to 24.40, a new one-month low.

Crude oil was 0.62 percent higher at $109.89 per barrel for May delivery, or 0.57%. Brent oil, which was due for delivery May 11, rose by 0.79 to reach $116.28/barrel, and the April Gold Futures contract declined by 0.09 or 1.80, trading at $1919.70/troy ounce.

USD/JPY climbed 0.21%, to 121.06, while EUR/JPY jumped 0.17%, to 133.43.

US Dollar Index Futures were up 0.3% to 98.56