Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Banking, Steel and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were TDK Corp. (T:6762), which rose 3.94% or 390.0 points to trade at 10290.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Advantest Corp. (T:6857) added 2.95% or 65.0 points to end at 2267.0 and Mitsubishi Electric Corp (T:6503) was up 2.92% or 59.5 points to 2096.3 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fanuc Corp. (T:6954), which fell 3.44% or 1150.0 points to trade at 32300.0 at the close. Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) declined 2.65% or 140.0 points to end at 5150.0 and JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020) was down 2.63% or 20.5 points to 757.9.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2336 to 1100 and 137 ended unchanged.
Shares in TDK Corp. (T:6762) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.94% or 390.0 to 10290.0. Shares in Mitsubishi Electric Corp (T:6503) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.92% or 59.5 to 2096.3.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.14% to 14.74.
Crude oil for February delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $63.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $69.11 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 2.50 to trade at $1334.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.29% to 110.78, while EUR/JPY fell 0.12% to 135.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 90.52.