Japan Hot Stocks-Resource stocks, Toshiba, Toyota, Honda, Nissan

TOKYO, Jan 10 - The benchmark Nikkei average <.N225> rose 1.1 percent and the broader TOPIX <.TOPX> gained 1 percent on Wednesday.

The following stocks were on the move: **RESOURCE STOCKS CLIMB ON HIGHER COMMODITY PRICES**

Resource-related stocks including trading firms climbed after oil and copper rose more than 2 percent each on Tuesday, recovering further ground last week's sell-off, as a weaker dollar and anticipation of higher physical demand brought buyers back to commodities. [COM/WRAP]

Mitsui & Co <8031.T> rose 1.3 percent to 1,310 yen, Mitsubishi Corp <8058.T> jumped 2.5 percent to 2,189 yen and Itochu Corp <8001.T> advanced 2 percent to 701 yen.

Oil and gas field developer Inpex <1605.T> gained 1.7 percent to 667,000 yen, while refiner Nippon Oil Corp <5001.T> added 0.9 percent to 447 yen. 0054 GMT **TOSHIBA <6502.T> UP ON REPORT TO RESUME MEMORY PLANT PROJECT**

Shares of Toshiba Corp advanced 2.9 percent to 431 yen after the Nikkei business daily said that Japan's biggest chipmaker will spend about 800 billion yen to build a flash memory chip factory, reviving plans that had been put on hold due to sharp falls in demand. [ID:nTOE61808M] 0033 GMT **TOYOTA <7203.T>, HONDA <7267.T> PRESSURED BY RECALL WOES**

Shares of Toyota slipped 0.3 percent to 3,365 yen after the automaker said on Tuesday it would recall thousands of Camry sedans as well as nearly half a million new Prius and other hybrid cars to fix steering and braking problems. [ID:nSGE61800X]

Honda Motor Co <7267.T> fell 0.8 percent to 3,035 yen after saying it is recalling 378,758 vehicles in the United States to fix an airbag defect linked to 11 injuries and one fatality. [ID:nN09120875] 0020 GMT **NISSAN <7201.T> GAINS; RETURNS TO Q3 PROFIT, LIFTS FORECAST**

Shares of Nissan Motor climbed 2.1 percent to 746 yen after Japan's third-largest automaker said it returned to quarterly profit and lifted its forecast for the second time, though warning of a still shaky outlook for the global car market. [ID:nTOE61706Y] 0010 GMT