Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.47%

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 rose 1.47% to hit a new 5-year high.

The best performers of the session on the were Toyota Motor Corp (TYO:), which rose 6.28% or 136.50 points to trade at 2,310.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Trend Micro Inc. (TYO:) added 6.01% or 423.00 points to end at 7,458.00 and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was up 5.83% or 271.00 points to 4,920.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 4.07% or 430.00 points to trade at 10,125.00 at the close. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 2.88% or 148.00 points to end at 4,999.00 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 2.55% or 415.00 points to 15,870.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2031 to 1575 and 238 ended unchanged.

Shares in Toyota Motor Corp (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.28% or 136.50 to 2,310.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.18% to 21.41.

Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.07% or 0.05 to $69.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.23% or 0.17 to hit $74.46 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 4.15 to trade at $1,962.75 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.19% to 139.95, while EUR/JPY fell 0.19% to 151.05.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 102.82.