Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Communication and Finance & Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 2.70% or 37.0 points to trade at 1409.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) added 2.48% or 167.0 points to end at 6908.0 and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) was up 2.39% or 180.0 points to 7700.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. (T:8628), which fell 8.54% or 102.0 points to trade at 1092.0 at the close. Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101) declined 4.88% or 75.0 points to end at 1461.0 and Haseko Corp (T:1808) was down 4.74% or 69.00 points to 1388.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1932 to 1636 and 145 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.47% to 17.95.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.17% or 0.10 to $59.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.15% or 0.10 to hit $67.53 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.65 to trade at $1320.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 110.59, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 124.58.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 96.350.