Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.25%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Gas & Water , Fishery and Retail sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.25%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6506 ), which rose 5.59% or 253.00 points to trade at 4,782.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fanuc Corp. (TYO:6954 ) added 4.53% or 179.00 points to end at 4,130.00 and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713 ) was up 4.50% or 179.00 points to 4,155.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kyowa Kirin Co Ltd (TYO:4151 ), which fell 13.11% or 406.50 points to trade at 2,693.50 at the close. Resona Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8308 ) declined 5.11% or 51.20 points to end at 951.30 and Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (TYO:8766 ) was down 4.04% or 220.00 points to 5,225.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1810 to 1777 and 286 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.20% to 25.73.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.32% or 0.23 to $71.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.23% or 0.17 to hit $74.30 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 4.45 to trade at $2,681.45 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.19% to 143.49, while EUR/JPY rose 0.31% to 160.61.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 100.01.

Source: Investing.com