Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Banking, Fishery and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101), which rose 5.41% or 10.0 points to trade at 195.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) added 5.23% or 107.0 points to end at 2153.0 and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) was up 4.01% or 17.0 points to 440.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151), which fell 3.86% or 76.0 points to trade at 1894.0 at the close. Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) declined 3.49% or 9.1 points to end at 251.7 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) was down 3.12% or 200.0 points to 6220.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1817 to 1223 and 304 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.01% or 17.0 to 440.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.34% to 14.10 a new 52-week low.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.83% or 0.41 to $49.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.88% or 0.46 to hit $51.78 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.13% or 1.62 to trade at $1263.72 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.01% to 110.84, while EUR/JPY fell 0.05% to 123.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 97.29.