Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp , Transport and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nexon Co Ltd (TYO: 3659 ), which rose 16.88% or 382.50 points to trade at 2,648.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Takara Holdings Inc. (TYO: 2531 ) added 9.40% or 107.00 points to end at 1,245.50 and Marui Group Co., Ltd. (TYO: 8252 ) was up 8.95% or 253.00 points to 3,079.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (TYO: 5019 ), which fell 7.72% or 71.90 points to trade at 859.10 at the close. Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO: 2501 ) declined 6.51% or 501.00 points to end at 7,200.00 and Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (TYO: 7202 ) was down 6.11% or 123.00 points to 1,891.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2055 to 1599 and 205 ended unchanged.
Shares in Marui Group Co., Ltd. (TYO: 8252 ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 8.95% or 253.00 to 3,079.00.
The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 8.60% to 22.10 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.33% or 0.21 to $63.46 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.33% or 0.22 to hit $66.41 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.41% or 13.30 to trade at $3,234.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.27% to 147.09, while EUR/JPY fell 0.18% to 164.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 100.70.