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 fell 0.44% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269), which rose 5.77% or 266.0 points to trade at 4875.0 at the close. Meanwhile, DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714) added 3.48% or 170.0 points to end at 5060.0 and Konami Corp. (T:9766) was up 3.05% or 180.0 points to 6090.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (T:5019), which fell 9.35% or 304.0 points to trade at 2946.0 at the close. Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) declined 5.77% or 392.0 points to end at 6397.0 and Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) was down 5.33% or 56.0 points to 994.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1891 to 1618 and 256 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 25.74.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.09% or 0.08 to $85.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.06% or 0.05 to hit $87.23 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.32% or 5.85 to trade at $1846.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.07% to 113.93, while EUR/JPY rose 0.00% to 128.65.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 96.015.