Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Electrical/Machinery, Transport and Retail sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.61% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp. (TOKYO:6502), which rose 7.71% or 28.2 points to trade at 393.9 at the close. Meanwhile, Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7762) added 3.17% or 29.0 points to end at 945.0 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:9531) was up 1.59% or 11.2 points to 715.3 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4568), which fell 5.37% or 146.0 points to trade at 2575.0 at the close. Advantest Corp. (TOKYO:6857) declined 5.21% or 56.0 points to end at 1018.0 and SUMCO Corp. (TOKYO:3436) was down 5.01% or 64.0 points to 1214.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1661 to 216 and 1 ended unchanged.
Shares in Advantest Corp. (TOKYO:6857) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.21% or 56.0 to 1018.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 10.36% to 19.06.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.52% or 0.23 to $42.90 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.24% or 0.12 to hit $48.70 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.41% or 4.60 to trade at $1121.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 124.28, while EUR/JPY rose 0.24% to 137.54.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.23% at 96.76.