Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Fishery, Banking and Marine Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yokogawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6841), which rose 10.99% or 304.50 points to trade at 3,074.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:7261) added 10.39% or 156.50 points to end at 1,663.00 and LY Corp (TYO:4689) was up 5.73% or 23.40 points to 431.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (TYO:5301), which fell 10.91% or 128.00 points to trade at 1,045.00 at the close. Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:2269) declined 8.67% or 319.00 points to end at 3,359.00 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9531) was down 7.95% or 271.00 points to 3,139.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2758 to 926 and 164 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yokogawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6841) rose to all time highs; rising 10.99% or 304.50 to 3,074.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.75% to 20.16.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.13% or 0.10 to $77.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.09% or 0.07 to hit $81.68 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 1.00 to trade at $1,974.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.23% to 150.68, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 161.03.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 105.50.