Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Steel and Shipbuilding sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yahoo Japan Corp. (T:4689), which rose 4.95% or 18.0 points to trade at 382.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) added 4.79% or 65.0 points to end at 1422.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) was up 3.84% or 390.0 points to 10550.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pioneer Corp. (T:6773), which fell 9.30% or 12.0 points to trade at 117.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 7.76% or 135.0 points to end at 1605.0 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) was down 6.72% or 193.0 points to 2678.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2423 to 977 and 194 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pioneer Corp. (T:6773) fell to 5-year lows; down 9.30% or 12.0 to 117.0. Shares in SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.76% or 135.0 to 1605.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.36% to 16.13.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.75% or 0.52 to $69.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.24% or 0.19 to hit $79.25 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.80 to trade at $1201.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.15% to 111.47, while EUR/JPY fell 0.19% to 129.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 95.05.