Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the fell 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the were Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 11.97% or 543.00 points to trade at 5,079.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) added 10.43% or 634.00 points to end at 6,710.00 and Hitachi Zosen Corp. (TYO:) was up 6.58% or 73.00 points to 1,182.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 7.46% or 2,690.00 points to trade at 33,390.00 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 6.48% or 1,025.00 points to end at 14,805.00 and Ebara Corp. (TYO:) was down 5.45% or 134.50 points to 2,332.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2373 to 1223 and 273 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 10.43% or 634.00 to 6,710.00. Shares in Ebara Corp. (TYO:) fell to 3-years lows; falling 5.45% or 134.50 to 2,332.50.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.50% to 17.91.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.30% or 0.24 to $79.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.33% or 0.28 to hit $83.45 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.75 to trade at $2,468.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.26% to 157.93, while EUR/JPY fell 0.24% to 172.17.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 103.88.
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