Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Rubber, Transport and Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.48% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 16.64% or 250.0 points to trade at 1752.0 at the close. Meanwhile, The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) added 10.51% or 313.0 points to end at 3290.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was up 9.07% or 730.0 points to 8775.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (T:5711), which fell 8.96% or 320.0 points to trade at 3252.5 at the close. DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) declined 5.96% or 116.0 points to end at 1829.0 and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) was down 4.91% or 270.0 points to 5225.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2716 to 713 and 126 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) rose to all time highs; gaining 16.64% or 250.0 to 1752.0. Shares in DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.96% or 116.0 to 1829.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.38% to 33.75.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.29% or 0.17 to $59.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.10% or 0.06 to hit $62.66 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.80 to trade at $1334.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.34% to 107.45, while EUR/JPY fell 0.23% to 132.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 89.49.