Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Transport and Railway & Bus sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568), which rose 6.82% or 266.00 points to trade at 4,166.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) added 5.58% or 206.00 points to end at 3,899.00 and Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc (TYO:8750) was up 3.97% or 111.50 points to 2,919.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:9983), which fell 2.54% or 930.00 points to trade at 35,700.00 at the close. Takara Holdings Inc. (TYO:2531) declined 2.33% or 27.50 points to end at 1,153.00 and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) was down 2.19% or 32.50 points to 1,453.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2223 to 1379 and 254 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.58% or 206.00 to 3,899.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.41% to 19.57.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.65% or 1.15 to $70.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.51% or 0.39 to hit $75.86 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.10% or 1.85 to trade at $1,931.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.09% to 144.59, while EUR/JPY rose 0.27% to 157.59.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 102.68.