Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Retail, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Marine Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002), which rose 8.54% or 136.0 points to trade at 1728.0 at the close. Meanwhile, JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020) added 6.30% or 46.4 points to end at 782.4 and Oji Holdings Corp. (T:3861) was up 4.75% or 32.0 points to 705.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Japan Tobacco Inc (T:2914), which fell 3.91% or 124.0 points to trade at 3048.0 at the close. Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) declined 3.73% or 74.0 points to end at 1908.0 and Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214) was down 3.26% or 100.0 points to 2965.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1841 to 1503 and 184 ended unchanged.
Shares in Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) rose to all time highs; up 8.54% or 136.0 to 1728.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.64% to 18.53.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.23% or 0.16 to $70.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.22% or 0.17 to hit $76.31 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 1.50 to trade at $1258.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.22% to 109.82, while EUR/JPY fell 0.35% to 127.74.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 94.47.