Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (T:9007), which rose 2.79% or 90.0 points to trade at 3320.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Keio Corp. (T:9008) added 2.65% or 210.0 points to end at 8130.0 and Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4502) was up 2.53% or 105.0 points to 4255.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501), which fell 10.15% or 40.0 points to trade at 354.0 at the close. Rakuten Inc (T:4755) declined 5.90% or 89.0 points to end at 1419.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was down 3.92% or 20.0 points to 490.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2290 to 1223 and 230 ended unchanged.
Shares in Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4502) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.53% or 105.0 to 4255.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.42.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.74% or 0.48 to $65.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.63% or 0.43 to hit $68.82 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 2.35 to trade at $1733.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 109.14, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 129.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 91.907.