Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Glass, Paper & Pulp and Rubber sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704), which rose 3.65% or 200.0 points to trade at 5680.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Rakuten Inc (T:4755) added 2.98% or 35.0 points to end at 1208.0 and Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602) was up 2.84% or 125.0 points to 4530.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503), which fell 7.82% or 122.5 points to trade at 1443.5 at the close. Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) declined 4.46% or 61.0 points to end at 1306.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) was down 4.43% or 137.0 points to 2953.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2247 to 1235 and 222 ended unchanged.
Shares in The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.82% or 122.5 to 1443.5. Shares in Toho Co., Ltd. (T:9602) rose to all time highs; rising 2.84% or 125.0 to 4530.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.08% to 15.83.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.69% or 0.46 to $65.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.60% or 0.45 to hit $74.06 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.95 to trade at $1272.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 111.83, while EUR/JPY fell 0.12% to 125.41.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 97.338.