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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.57% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO: 4506 ), which rose 14.56% or 100.00 points to trade at 787.00 at the close. Meanwhile, TOTO Ltd. (TYO: 5332 ) added 9.49% or 329.00 points to end at 3,794.00 and Tokuyama Corp. (TYO: 4043 ) was up 7.31% or 198.00 points to 2,906.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO: 9104 ), which fell 10.11% or 533.00 points to trade at 4,739.00 at the close. Kikkoman Corp. (TYO: 2801 ) declined 9.59% or 148.00 points to end at 1,395.50 and Nikon Corp. (TYO: 7731 ) was down 9.27% or 140.00 points to 1,369.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2144 to 1443 and 275 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.10% to 28.81.

Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.18% or 0.71 to $59.71 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.04% or 0.66 to hit $62.62 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.56% or 18.61 to trade at $3,314.99 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.22% to 142.59, while EUR/JPY rose 0.19% to 162.33.

The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 99.01.