Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Transportation Equipment and Services 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 Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which rose 5.15% or 16.0 points to trade at 326.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043) added 3.44% or 16.0 points to end at 481.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was up 3.38% or 26.0 points to 796.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Meidensha Corp. (T:6508), which fell 6.84% or 27.0 points to trade at 368.0 at the close. Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865) declined 6.12% or 44.0 points to end at 675.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was down 4.23% or 68.0 points to 1538.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1827 to 1358 and 276 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.26% to 17.09.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.23% or 0.11 to $48.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.19% or 0.10 to hit $53.48 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 1.25 to trade at $1343.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 108.72, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 129.82.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 92.13.