Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Rubber, Steel and Chemical sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sekisui House, Ltd. (T:1928), which rose 2.90% or 52.5 points to trade at 1864.0 at the close. Meanwhile, SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (T:9412) added 2.83% or 14.0 points to end at 509.0 and Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) was up 1.90% or 4.1 points to 220.2 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099), which fell 3.96% or 54.0 points to trade at 1311.0 at the close. Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T:4021) declined 2.68% or 95.0 points to end at 3450.0 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) was down 2.55% or 15.0 points to 573.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1648 to 1306 and 380 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.11% to 14.65 a new 52-week low.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.56% or 0.30 to $52.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.43% or 0.24 to hit $55.68 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 0.75 to trade at $1215.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.13% to 113.83, while EUR/JPY fell 0.22% to 120.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 101.84.