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.