Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Textile and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202), which rose 3.39% or 19.00 points to trade at 579.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) added 2.58% or 80.00 points to end at 3,180.00 and IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) was up 2.33% or 90.00 points to 3,950.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Z Holdings Corp (TYO:4689), which fell 2.20% or 7.40 points to trade at 328.70 at the close. Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) declined 2.02% or 12.00 points to end at 581.00 and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:6770) was down 1.96% or 24.00 points to 1,199.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2098 to 1492 and 261 ended unchanged.
Shares in Z Holdings Corp (TYO:4689) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.20% or 7.40 to 328.70. Shares in Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.02% or 12.00 to 581.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.21% to 19.35.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.45% or 0.36 to $79.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.32% or 0.27 to hit $84.41 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 7.10 to trade at $1,816.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.28% to 133.85, while EUR/JPY rose 0.39% to 142.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 103.87.