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 lost 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which rose 4.76% or 257.0 points to trade at 5659.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) added 3.70% or 67.0 points to end at 1876.0 and Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702) was up 3.56% or 310.0 points to 9025.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (T:3436), which fell 3.41% or 51.0 points to trade at 1446.0 at the close. Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) declined 3.40% or 158.0 points to end at 4494.0 and Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) was down 3.27% or 96.0 points to 2841.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1829 to 1674 and 258 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.56% or 310.0 to 9025.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 16.57.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.17% or 0.67 to $56.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.33% or 0.84 to hit $62.26 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.65 to trade at $1538.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 107.27, while EUR/JPY rose 0.01% to 117.96.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.23% at 98.157.