Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Fishery, Finance & Investment and Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.04% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were West Japan Railway Co. (T:9021), which rose 1.08% or 80.0 points to trade at 7484.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Keio Corp. (T:9008) added 0.90% or 8.0 points to end at 897.0 and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (T:3863) was up 0.89% or 18.0 points to 2049.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Familymart Ltd (T:8028), which fell 6.42% or 430.0 points to trade at 6270.0 at the close. Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) declined 4.46% or 36.0 points to end at 772.0 and Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) was down 4.27% or 21.0 points to 471.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2842 to 332 and 187 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.42% to 21.19 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.43% or 0.23 to $53.63 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.46% or 0.26 to hit $56.49 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 1.85 to trade at $1276.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.07% to 109.70, while EUR/JPY rose 0.16% to 116.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 100.57.