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 declined 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which rose 4.82% or 63.0 points to trade at 1369.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (T:4901) added 3.76% or 253.0 points to end at 6975.0 and Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) was up 3.44% or 115.0 points to 3455.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086), which fell 7.42% or 79.0 points to trade at 985.0 at the close. Otsuka Holdings Ltd (T:4578) declined 4.51% or 206.0 points to end at 4364.0 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) was down 3.89% or 54.0 points to 1335.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2167 to 1367 and 205 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (T:4901) rose to all time highs; rising 3.76% or 253.0 to 6975.0. Shares in Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.44% or 115.0 to 3455.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 17.43.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 1.31% or 0.79 to $60.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.21% or 0.77 to hit $64.44 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 2.40 to trade at $1745.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 108.98, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 130.40.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 91.720.