Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Warehousing, Finance & Investment and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 2.13% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103), which rose 1.98% or 2.0 points to trade at 103.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (T:5232) added 0.84% or 4.0 points to end at 480.0 and The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503) was up 0.65% or 8.0 points to 1238.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795), which fell 7.20% or 127.5 points to trade at 1644.5 at the close. The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. (T:8750) declined 6.24% or 136.8 points to end at 2056.5 and Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:6302) was down 5.30% or 45.0 points to 804.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2873 to 326 and 169 ended unchanged.
Shares in Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.98% or 2.0 to 103.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 6.63% to 15.59.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.35% or 0.17 to $48.07 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.35% or 0.18 to hit $50.78 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.06% or 0.75 to trade at $1247.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 111.56, while EUR/JPY fell 0.22% to 120.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 99.58.