Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Marine Transport, Transport and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:7762), which rose 9.19% or 66.00 points to trade at 784.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) added 7.70% or 51.00 points to end at 713.00 and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:5232) was up 6.03% or 205.00 points to 3,605.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098), which fell 4.06% or 169.00 points to trade at 3,990.00 at the close. Resonac Holdings Corp (TYO:4004) declined 3.39% or 77.00 points to end at 2,196.00 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:6976) was down 2.47% or 105.00 points to 4,145.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2217 to 1329 and 281 ended unchanged.
Shares in Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:7762) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 9.19% or 66.00 to 784.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.79% to 16.51.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.48% or 1.17 to $77.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 1.32% or 1.13 to hit $84.45 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.86% or 15.95 to trade at $1,849.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 133.35, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 142.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 103.51.