Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Insurance, Non-Metal Minerals and Manufacturing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were ANA Holdings Inc (T:9202), which rose 1.28% or 54.0 points to trade at 4278.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) added 1.28% or 4.0 points to end at 316.5 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) was up 1.26% or 27.0 points to 2165.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NGK Insulators, Ltd. (T:5333), which fell 5.29% or 112.0 points to trade at 2006.0 at the close. Inpex Corp. (T:1605) declined 4.51% or 61.5 points to end at 1302.5 and NSK Ltd. (T:6471) was down 3.69% or 53.0 points to 1384.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2075 to 1260 and 233 ended unchanged.
Shares in Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) rose to all time highs; up 1.26% or 27.0 to 2165.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.27% to 14.21 a new 3-months low.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.40% or 0.29 to $71.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.55% or 0.44 to hit $79.13 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.30 to trade at $1291.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.92% to 109.88, while EUR/JPY fell 1.42% to 128.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 93.81.