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 0.52%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 7.77% or 520.0 points to trade at 7210.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) added 5.58% or 53.0 points to end at 1002.0 and Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) was up 3.92% or 390.0 points to 10350.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Softbank Group Corp. (T:9984), which fell 5.78% or 407.0 points to trade at 6634.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 4.23% or 112.0 points to end at 2538.0 and Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502) was down 4.12% or 234.0 points to 5445.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2754 to 798 and 214 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) rose to 5-year highs; up 7.77% or 520.0 to 7210.0. Shares in Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.58% or 53.0 to 1002.0. Shares in Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.92% or 390.0 to 10350.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.86.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.08% or 0.76 to $71.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.02% or 0.75 to hit $74.35 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 4.90 to trade at $1802.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.19% to 109.46, while EUR/JPY fell 0.07% to 129.35.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 92.528.