Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Rubber, Pharmaceutical Industry and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101), which rose 4.07% or 7.0 points to trade at 179.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Konami Corp. (T:9766) added 3.79% or 175.0 points to end at 4790.0 and Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) was up 3.66% or 3.0 points to 85.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233), which fell 5.45% or 56.0 points to trade at 972.0 at the close. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) declined 5.10% or 86.0 points to end at 1599.0 and Canon Inc. (T:7751) was down 3.34% or 114.0 points to 3302.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2252 to 823 and 259 ended unchanged.
Shares in Konami Corp. (T:9766) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.79% or 175.0 to 4790.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.15% to 18.07.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.11% or 0.06 to $53.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.18% or 0.10 to hit $56.73 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.50% or 5.75 to trade at $1144.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 117.54, while EUR/JPY rose 0.24% to 123.09.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.10% at 102.90.