Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Insurance, Finance & Investment and Marine Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406), which rose 889.07% or 813.5 points to trade at 905.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (T:5711) added 888.03% or 2455.4 points to end at 2731.9 and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings (T:8309) was up 863.04% or 2965.4 points to 3309.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (T:8725), which fell 5.46% or 165.0 points to trade at 2857.0 at the close. NSK Ltd. (T:6471) declined 5.18% or 54.0 points to end at 988.0 and Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. (T:4061) was down 5.08% or 23.0 points to 430.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1344 to 611 and 106 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) rose to all time highs; up 889.07% or 813.5 to 905.0. Shares in Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (T:5711) rose to all time highs; rising 888.03% or 2455.4 to 2731.9.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.98% to 20.63.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.16% or 0.07 to $44.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.17% or 0.08 to hit $46.60 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.22% or 2.90 to trade at $1327.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.14% to 100.56, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 112.63.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.15% at 95.49.