Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Retail, Fishery and Food sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Otsuka Holdings Ltd (T:4578), which rose 5.53% or 287.0 points to trade at 5478.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) added 3.17% or 226.0 points to end at 7364.0 and The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503) was up 2.13% or 32.5 points to 1555.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004), which fell 9.08% or 360.0 points to trade at 3605.0 at the close. Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) declined 7.93% or 116.0 points to end at 1347.0 and Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952) was down 7.75% or 137.0 points to 1631.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1743 to 1576 and 256 ended unchanged.
Shares in Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.17% or 226.0 to 7364.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.35% to 16.10.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.24% or 0.16 to $67.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.19% or 0.14 to hit $74.00 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.56% or 7.40 to trade at $1325.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.37% to 109.22, while EUR/JPY rose 0.08% to 133.22.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 90.84.