Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Rubber and Chemical sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.45%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 8.45% or 440.0 points to trade at 5650.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) added 5.89% or 63.0 points to end at 1133.0 and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4005) was up 4.24% or 32.0 points to 786.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dentsu Inc. (T:4324), which fell 4.10% or 205.0 points to trade at 4795.0 at the close. DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) declined 3.48% or 92.0 points to end at 2554.0 and Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. (T:2282) was down 3.15% or 105.0 points to 3225.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2159 to 1131 and 213 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4005) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.24% or 32.0 to 786.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.57% to 14.90.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.46% or 0.24 to $52.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.22% or 0.13 to hit $58.20 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 3.55 to trade at $1274.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was unchanged 0.00% to 113.91, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 134.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 93.78.