Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Railway & Bus, Real Estate and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.85%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toyota Motor Corp (TYO:7203), which rose 5.36% or 99.50 points to trade at 1,956.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503) added 4.93% or 76.00 points to end at 1,617.00 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) was up 3.37% or 16.00 points to 491.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911), which fell 5.63% or 390.00 points to trade at 6,532.00 at the close. CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) declined 4.70% or 51.00 points to end at 1,033.00 and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (TYO:3863) was down 4.32% or 55.00 points to 1,218.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1987 to 1548 and 292 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503) rose to 3-years highs; rising 4.93% or 76.00 to 1,617.00. Shares in CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) fell to 3-years lows; down 4.70% or 51.00 to 1,033.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.85% to 19.71.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.97% or 0.71 to $73.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.74% or 0.57 to hit $77.41 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.04% or 0.80 to trade at $1,975.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 138.62, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 149.34.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 103.46.