Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Power, Automobiles & Parts and Food sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Inpex Corp. (T:1605), which rose 8.09% or 67.8 points to trade at 906.1 at the close. Meanwhile, The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) added 7.40% or 29.0 points to end at 421.0 and Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) was up 5.36% or 3.0 points to 59.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269), which fell 9.37% or 270.0 points to trade at 2613.0 at the close. Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) declined 3.61% or 62.0 points to end at 1655.0 and Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043) was down 3.26% or 9.0 points to 267.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1096 to 789 and 118 ended unchanged.
Shares in Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.37% or 270.0 to 2613.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.82% to 26.91.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.21% or 0.10 to $48.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.12% or 0.06 to hit $49.34 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.17% or 2.15 to trade at $1274.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.16% to 109.32, while EUR/JPY fell 0.12% to 123.35.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.23% at 94.77.