Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Marubeni Corp. (TYO:8002), which rose 6.39% or 162.00 points to trade at 2,698.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Japan Airlines Co Ltd (TYO:9201) added 5.25% or 138.00 points to end at 2,767.50 and Sompo Holdings Inc (TYO:8630) was up 4.75% or 215.00 points to 4,745.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eisai Co., Ltd. (TYO:4523), which fell 4.80% or 205.00 points to trade at 4,066.00 at the close. Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:4151) declined 4.54% or 99.50 points to end at 2,091.50 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) was down 4.46% or 42.00 points to 899.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2317 to 1305 and 241 ended unchanged.
Shares in Japan Airlines Co Ltd (TYO:9201) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.25% or 138.00 to 2,767.50.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.87% to 26.74.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.52% or 0.90 to $59.99 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.29% or 0.80 to hit $62.95 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.74% or 25.36 to trade at $3,397.44 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.34% to 143.03, while EUR/JPY rose 0.31% to 162.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 99.21.