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 fell 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 4.14% or 53.0 points to trade at 1333.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9502) added 2.52% or 40.0 points to end at 1630.0 and Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098) was up 2.12% or 69.0 points to 3319.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411), which fell 4.66% or 64.5 points to trade at 1318.5 at the close. Kobe Steel, Ltd. (T:5406) declined 4.41% or 27.0 points to end at 585.0 and Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (T:5019) was down 4.24% or 140.0 points to 3165.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2305 to 1174 and 247 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 16.44.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.12% or 0.07 to $59.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.09% or 0.06 to hit $64.61 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 3.85 to trade at $1509.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.07% to 108.20, while EUR/JPY fell 0.03% to 119.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 97.917.