Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which rose 4.16% or 71.0 points to trade at 1776.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) added 3.44% or 22.0 points to end at 661.0 and Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) was up 2.95% or 13.0 points to 453.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hitachi Ltd (T:6501), which fell 2.53% or 109.0 points to trade at 4197.0 at the close. Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) declined 2.48% or 26.0 points to end at 1023.0 and Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) was down 2.35% or 191.0 points to 7920.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2270 to 1240 and 254 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.95% or 13.0 to 453.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.98.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.61% or 0.36 to $58.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.70% or 0.45 to hit $63.89 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 1.05 to trade at $1469.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.00% to 108.70, while EUR/JPY fell 0.05% to 120.51.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 97.525.