Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic, Mining and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 6.81% or 360.0 points to trade at 5650.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Electron Ltd. (T:8035) added 4.85% or 710.0 points to end at 15355.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was up 4.81% or 76.0 points to 1655.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233), which fell 15.94% or 302.0 points to trade at 1593.0 at the close. Olympus Corp. (T:7733) declined 8.69% or 315.0 points to end at 3310.0 and Meidensha Corp. (T:6508) was down 4.14% or 63.0 points to 1457.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2332 to 1182 and 195 ended unchanged.
Shares in Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233) fell to 52-week lows; down 15.94% or 302.0 to 1593.0. Shares in Olympus Corp. (T:7733) fell to 52-week lows; down 8.69% or 315.0 to 3310.0. Shares in Meidensha Corp. (T:6508) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.14% or 63.0 to 1457.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.88% to 21.19.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.91% or 1.02 to $54.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.30% or 0.81 to hit $63.34 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 3.30 to trade at $1224.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.07% to 112.85, while EUR/JPY rose 0.30% to 128.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 96.54.
