Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Power, Mining and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.17%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501), which rose 7.44% or 185.00 points to trade at 2,670.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) added 5.48% or 510.00 points to end at 9,820.00 and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9532) was up 4.74% or 101.00 points to 2,231.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kikkoman Corp. (TYO:2801), which fell 12.63% or 1,070.00 points to trade at 7,400.00 at the close. Fanuc Corp. (TYO:6954) declined 5.72% or 1,185.00 points to end at 19,525.00 and CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) was down 5.69% or 78.00 points to 1,292.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2352 to 1195 and 200 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.44% or 185.00 to 2,670.00. Shares in Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9532) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.74% or 101.00 to 2,231.00. Shares in CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.69% or 78.00 to 1,292.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 20.33% to 27.40 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.80% or 0.81 to $102.51 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.84% or 0.88 to hit $105.49 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.90 to trade at $1,903.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.44% to 127.78, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 135.48.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 102.67.