Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment , Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Insurance sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.09% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Fanuc Corp. (TYO: 6954 ), which rose 5.67% or 235.00 points to trade at 4,378.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO: 9602 ) added 4.59% or 278.00 points to end at 6,329.00 and Keyence (TYO: 6861 ) was up 3.75% or 2,330.00 points to 64,450.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO: 5801 ), which fell 4.30% or 297.00 points to trade at 6,603.00 at the close. Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO: 2501 ) declined 4.16% or 293.00 points to end at 6,755.00 and Advantest Corp. (TYO: 6857 ) was down 3.54% or 334.00 points to 9,090.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1892 to 1685 and 294 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.78% to 24.30.

Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.56% or 0.43 to $76.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.44% or 0.35 to hit $80.27 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.51% or 13.69 to trade at $2,695.99 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.42% to 157.27, while EUR/JPY fell 0.60% to 161.85.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 109.10.