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 lost 0.58%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003), which rose 10.61% or 45.0 points to trade at 469.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) added 7.31% or 31.0 points to end at 455.0 and NTN Corp. (T:6472) was up 6.54% or 20.0 points to 326.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Japan Steel Works Ltd (T:5631), which fell 6.11% or 192.0 points to trade at 2948.0 at the close. CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) declined 5.23% or 380.0 points to end at 6880.0 and Bridgestone Corp. (T:5108) was down 4.13% or 184.0 points to 4271.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1941 to 1615 and 191 ended unchanged.
Shares in NTN Corp. (T:6472) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.54% or 20.0 to 326.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.39.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.30% or 0.18 to $60.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.44% or 0.28 to hit $63.63 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.64% or 11.50 to trade at $1787.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 106.06, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 128.04.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 90.782.