Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Insurance, Paper & Pulp and Finance & Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Aozora Bank, Ltd. (TYO:8304), which rose 8.56% or 189.50 points to trade at 2,404.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) added 5.03% or 142.00 points to end at 2,964.00 and Resonac Holdings Corp (TYO:4004) was up 4.30% or 140.00 points to 3,394.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (TYO:6366), which fell 4.00% or 15.00 points to trade at 360.00 at the close. DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:5714) declined 3.88% or 217.00 points to end at 5,377.00 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (TYO:5707) was down 3.06% or 33.00 points to 1,045.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2293 to 1323 and 262 ended unchanged.
Shares in Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.03% or 142.00 to 2,964.00. Shares in Resonac Holdings Corp (TYO:4004) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.30% or 140.00 to 3,394.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.96% to 19.88.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.12% or 0.09 to $77.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.16% or 0.13 to hit $82.47 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.55 to trade at $2,041.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.01% to 150.01, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 162.19.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 103.95.