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 declined 2.27% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531), which rose 3.51% or 80.0 points to trade at 2356.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9532) added 3.49% or 59.0 points to end at 1748.0 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501) was up 2.72% or 10.0 points to 378.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which fell 6.89% or 209.0 points to trade at 2826.0 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) declined 6.14% or 315.0 points to end at 4815.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was down 5.81% or 15.0 points to 243.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2778 to 888 and 120 ended unchanged.
Shares in Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) fell to 5-year lows; losing 5.81% or 15.0 to 243.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 44.43.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.22% or 0.42 to $33.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.05% or 0.39 to hit $36.83 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 3.45 to trade at $1663.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.86% to 104.72, while EUR/JPY fell 0.31% to 118.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 96.082.