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 fell 0.96%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064), which rose 2.52% or 80.0 points to trade at 3260.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Minebea Mitsumi Inc (T:6479) added 1.99% or 59.0 points to end at 3020.0 and NTT Data Corp. (T:9613) was up 0.98% or 17.0 points to 1744.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003), which fell 7.60% or 44.0 points to trade at 535.0 at the close. Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) declined 4.26% or 15.0 points to end at 337.0 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) was down 4.21% or 62.0 points to 1410.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2668 to 877 and 201 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.52% or 80.0 to 3260.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 15.85 a new 52-week low.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.08% or 0.79 to $74.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.90% or 0.67 to hit $75.20 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.56% or 10.05 to trade at $1804.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.06% to 110.67, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 130.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 92.567.