Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Fishery and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.81%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (TYO:8306), which rose 5.25% or 69.00 points to trade at 1,384.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308) added 4.65% or 35.80 points to end at 805.00 and Chiba Bank Ltd (TYO:8331) was up 4.57% or 48.00 points to 1,098.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (TYO:8801), which fell 4.18% or 160.00 points to trade at 3,671.00 at the close. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (TYO:7003) declined 4.04% or 31.00 points to end at 737.00 and Mitsubishi Estate Co Ltd (TYO:8802) was down 3.84% or 82.00 points to 2,054.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2073 to 1549 and 267 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (TYO:8306) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.25% or 69.00 to 1,384.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.95% to 21.90.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.19% or 0.14 to $74.51 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.16% or 0.13 to hit $79.68 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 1.05 to trade at $2,026.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.32% to 147.89, while EUR/JPY fell 0.22% to 160.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 103.22.