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 declined 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151), which rose 1.56% or 39.0 points to trade at 2537.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) added 1.50% or 42.0 points to end at 2838.0 and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) was up 1.05% or 76.0 points to 7295.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201), which fell 3.14% or 20.5 points to trade at 633.1 at the close. Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043) declined 2.74% or 81.0 points to end at 2878.0 and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) was down 2.65% or 24.0 points to 882.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2299 to 1180 and 247 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151) rose to all time highs; rising 1.56% or 39.0 to 2537.0. Shares in Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.14% or 20.5 to 633.1.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 13.93.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.01% or 0.61 to $61.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.22% or 0.81 to hit $67.20 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.05% or 15.70 to trade at $1504.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 109.36, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 121.18.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 97.255.