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 1.61%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099), which rose 5.19% or 38.0 points to trade at 770.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233) added 4.94% or 52.0 points to end at 1104.0 and J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) was up 4.64% or 47.0 points to 1059.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which fell 7.26% or 680.0 points to trade at 8690.0 at the close. Trend Micro Inc. (T:4704) declined 5.85% or 330.0 points to end at 5310.0 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) was down 5.65% or 330.0 points to 5510.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2420 to 1178 and 156 ended unchanged.
Shares in Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.19% or 38.0 to 770.0. Shares in Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.94% or 52.0 to 1104.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 24.95.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.32% or 0.20 to $61.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $64.44 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.90 to trade at $1805.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.26% to 105.52, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 128.27.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 90.065.