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 lost 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568), which rose 3.13% or 190.0 points to trade at 6270.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) added 3.04% or 12.0 points to end at 407.0 and Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101) was up 2.66% or 35.0 points to 1351.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Terumo Corp. (T:4543), which fell 2.85% or 92.0 points to trade at 3138.0 at the close. TDK Corp (T:6762) declined 2.60% or 220.0 points to end at 8230.0 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) was down 2.42% or 52.0 points to 2093.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2175 to 1307 and 225 ended unchanged.
Shares in Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) rose to all time highs; up 3.13% or 190.0 to 6270.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 13.21.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.31% or 0.18 to $57.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.48% or 0.31 to hit $64.66 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 4.75 to trade at $1406.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.00% to 108.22, while EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 121.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 97.007.