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 fell 0.79% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (T:9412), which rose 7.30% or 34.0 points to trade at 500.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Canon Inc (T:7751) added 3.58% or 97.5 points to end at 2821.5 and Kubota Corp. (T:6326) was up 1.40% or 21.5 points to 1554.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which fell 5.42% or 20.0 points to trade at 349.0 at the close. Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) declined 3.87% or 281.0 points to end at 6989.0 and Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) was down 3.68% or 21.0 points to 549.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2685 to 938 and 163 ended unchanged.
Shares in SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (T:9412) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.30% or 34.0 to 500.0. Shares in Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.68% or 21.0 to 549.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 24.42 a new 52-week high.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.42% or 0.21 to $49.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.66% or 0.36 to hit $53.90 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 2.05 to trade at $1647.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.19% to 110.39, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 119.97.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 99.028.