Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Pharmaceutical Industry and Rubber 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 Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO:9602), which rose 11.97% or 543.00 points to trade at 5,079.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) added 10.43% or 634.00 points to end at 6,710.00 and Hitachi Zosen Corp. (TYO:7004) was up 6.58% or 73.00 points to 1,182.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035), which fell 7.46% or 2,690.00 points to trade at 33,390.00 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735) declined 6.48% or 1,025.00 points to end at 14,805.00 and Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361) was down 5.45% or 134.50 points to 2,332.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2373 to 1223 and 273 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) rose to 5-year highs; rising 10.43% or 634.00 to 6,710.00. Shares in Ebara Corp. (TYO:6361) fell to 3-years lows; falling 5.45% or 134.50 to 2,332.50.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.50% to 17.91.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.30% or 0.24 to $79.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.33% or 0.28 to hit $83.45 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.75 to trade at $2,468.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.26% to 157.93, while EUR/JPY fell 0.24% to 172.17.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 103.88.