Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.33% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yokogawa Electric Corp. (T:6841), which rose 4.87% or 92.0 points to trade at 1982.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Keio Corp. (T:9008) added 2.94% or 200.0 points to end at 7010.0 and Olympus Corp. (T:7733) was up 2.87% or 35.0 points to 1253.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which fell 9.25% or 124.0 points to trade at 1216.0 at the close. Nikon Corp. (T:7731) declined 7.97% or 111.0 points to end at 1282.0 and Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) was down 7.80% or 85.0 points to 1005.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1767 to 1728 and 197 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nikon Corp. (T:7731) fell to 5-year lows; falling 7.97% or 111.0 to 1282.0. Shares in Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.80% or 85.0 to 1005.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 23.00 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.15% or 0.08 to $53.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.29% or 0.17 to hit $58.77 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.09% or 16.15 to trade at $1500.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.25% to 106.20, while EUR/JPY fell 0.22% to 118.97.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 97.365.