Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Mining and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 4.91% or 22.0 points to trade at 470.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) added 3.55% or 105.0 points to end at 3065.0 and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4005) was up 2.52% or 16.0 points to 650.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Taisei Corp. (T:1801), which fell 2.29% or 25.0 points to trade at 1067.5 at the close. GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674) declined 2.19% or 12.0 points to end at 537.0 and Kajima Corp. (T:1812) was down 1.98% or 20.0 points to 988.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1877 to 1336 and 255 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 14.58% to 15.88.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.55% or 0.26 to $47.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.71% or 0.36 to hit $51.16 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.29% or 3.66 to trade at $1276.04 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.23% to 110.91, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 130.01.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 93.82.