Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Construction, Food and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.60%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501), which rose 8.23% or 566.00 points to trade at 7,441.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:7762) added 5.66% or 56.00 points to end at 1,046.00 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735) was up 3.02% or 535.00 points to 18,275.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yamaha Corp. (TYO:7951), which fell 5.83% or 205.00 points to trade at 3,313.00 at the close. DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:5714) declined 5.75% or 317.00 points to end at 5,198.00 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) was down 4.98% or 69.00 points to 1,317.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2803 to 942 and 143 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 8.23% or 566.00 to 7,441.00. Shares in Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:7762) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.66% or 56.00 to 1,046.00. Shares in Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735) rose to all time highs; rising 3.02% or 535.00 to 18,275.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.19% to 19.48.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.08% or 0.06 to $77.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.14% or 0.12 to hit $82.65 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 2.35 to trade at $2,004.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.18% to 150.52, while EUR/JPY fell 0.12% to 161.30.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 104.67.