Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.27%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Power , Transportation Equipment and Warehousing sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.27%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755 ), which rose 5.73% or 49.90 points to trade at 920.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (TYO:5706 ) added 4.29% or 199.00 points to end at 4,835.00 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801 ) was up 3.90% or 274.00 points to 7,302.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8766 ), which fell 4.06% or 232.00 points to trade at 5,481.00 at the close. Japan Exchange Group Inc (TYO:8697 ) declined 3.93% or 71.00 points to end at 1,735.00 and Omron Cor (TYO:6645 ) was down 3.90% or 200.00 points to 4,933.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2392 to 1229 and 252 ended unchanged.

Shares in Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801 ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.90% or 274.00 to 7,302.00.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.35% to 21.79.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.57% or 0.42 to $74.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.44% or 0.34 to hit $77.39 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.89 to trade at $2,666.29 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 158.02, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 163.45.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 108.49.

Source: Investing.com