Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Banking, Insurance and Finance & Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.83%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103), which rose 3.85% or 2.0 points to trade at 54.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) added 3.44% or 72.0 points to end at 2163.0 and Sony Corp. (T:6758) was up 3.19% or 89.0 points to 2883.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sharp Corp. (T:6753), which fell 11.84% or 18.0 points to trade at 134.0 at the close. JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) declined 4.85% or 78.5 points to end at 1539.0 and The Chiba Bank, Ltd. (T:8331) was down 4.43% or 26.0 points to 561.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1306 to 470 and 114 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.81% to 24.47 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.38% or 0.50 to $36.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.90% or 0.35 to hit $39.09 a barrel, while the April Gold contract rose 0.32% or 3.90 to trade at $1234.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.24% to 113.42, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 125.79.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.19% at 96.84.