Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Railway & Bus, Pharmaceutical Industry and Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Resona Holdings, Inc. (T:8308), which rose 3.33% or 19.5 points to trade at 604.7 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp (T:4188) added 3.13% or 27.9 points to end at 919.6 and Mizuho Financial Group Inc (T:8411) was up 3.03% or 6.0 points to 204.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035), which fell 4.26% or 685.0 points to trade at 15410.0 at the close. Advantest Corp. (T:6857) declined 4.04% or 82.0 points to end at 1948.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) was down 3.35% or 57.0 points to 1644.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2313 to 903 and 236 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp (T:4188) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.13% or 27.9 to 919.6.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.22% to 13.70.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.61% or 0.27 to $43.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.40% or 0.19 to hit $46.73 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.55% or 6.86 to trade at $1253.76 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.33% to 111.97, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 127.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 95.92.