Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Glass, Automobiles & Parts and Finance & Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 5.36% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Comsys Holdings Corp. (T:1721), which fell 0.60% or 11.0 points to trade at 1830.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Astellas Pharma Inc. (T:4503) fell 1.08% or 16.2 points to end at 1478.0 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531) was down 2.01% or 9.7 points to 472.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which fell 12.00% or 129.0 points to trade at 946.0 at the close. Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) declined 10.57% or 25.0 points to end at 211.5 and Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6767) was down 9.71% or 57.0 points to 530.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3110 to 111 and 127 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 21.97% to 27.65 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.98% or 0.89 to $44.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.82% or 0.84 to hit $45.20 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 3.77% or 48.05 to trade at $1322.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 2.76% to 102.27, while EUR/JPY fell 1.09% to 114.72.
The US Dollar Index was down 1.37% at 96.54.