Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper&Pulp, Railway&Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.86%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568), which rose 6.45% or 403.0 points to trade at 6647.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) added 6.02% or 350.0 points to end at 6160.0 and NGK Insulators, Ltd. (T:5333) was up 5.77% or 89.0 points to 1632.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which fell 16.24% or 57.0 points to trade at 294.0 at the close. Konica Minolta, Inc. (T:4902) declined 11.39% or 117.0 points to end at 910.0 and Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5201) was down 7.20% or 260.0 points to 3350.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2216 to 1248 and 241 ended unchanged.
Shares in Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.45% or 403.0 to 6647.0. Shares in Konica Minolta, Inc. (T:4902) fell to 52-week lows; losing 11.39% or 117.0 to 910.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 15.10.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.52% or 0.30 to $58.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.71% or 0.46 to hit $65.09 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 1.60 to trade at $1431.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 108.56, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 121.09.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.00% at 97.810.
