Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.32%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Communication , Warehousing and Precision Instruments sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.32%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201 ), which rose 8.66% or 41.30 points to trade at 518.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Toyota Motor Corp (TYO:7203 ) added 4.57% or 129.50 points to end at 2,964.50 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012 ) was up 4.28% or 291.00 points to 7,089.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755 ), which fell 2.50% or 22.30 points to trade at 869.50 at the close. Konami Corp. (TYO:9766 ) declined 2.28% or 340.00 points to end at 14,575.00 and Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:6504 ) was down 2.17% or 185.00 points to 8,326.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1835 to 1811 and 252 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012 ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.28% or 291.00 to 7,089.00.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.78% to 21.84.

Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.09% or 0.06 to $70.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.24% or 0.90 to hit $73.22 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $2,633.50 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 157.45, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 163.90.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 108.00.

Source: Investing.com