Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Real Estate and Finance & Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nisshin Steel Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5413), which rose 15.59% or 233.0 points to trade at 1728.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:5901) added 10.78% or 182.0 points to end at 1870.0 and NTN Corp. (T:6472) was up 5.30% or 26.0 points to 517.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ebara Corp. (T:6361), which fell 5.28% or 210.0 points to trade at 3765.0 at the close. Kuraray Co., Ltd. (T:3405) declined 4.32% or 82.0 points to end at 1815.0 and Meidensha Corp. (T:6508) was down 4.19% or 19.0 points to 435.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2036 to 1323 and 214 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.10% to 14.40 a new 3-months low.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.39% or 0.28 to $71.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.62% or 0.49 to hit $77.94 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.28% or 3.60 to trade at $1293.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 110.23, while EUR/JPY fell 0.09% to 130.50.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 93.15.