Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.02% By Investing.com

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

At the close in Tokyo, the lost 0.02%.

The best performers of the session on the were Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 3.68% or 193.00 points to trade at 5,443.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Aeon Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 3.61% or 97.50 points to end at 2,802.00 and West Japan Railway Co. (TYO:) was up 2.69% or 154.00 points to 5,889.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 4.63% or 102.00 points to trade at 2,103.00 at the close. Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:) declined 4.39% or 1,610.00 points to end at 35,090.00 and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:) was down 3.91% or 19.00 points to 467.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1962 to 1506 and 284 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.39% or 1,610.00 to 35,090.00. Shares in West Japan Railway Co. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 2.69% or 154.00 to 5,889.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.32% to 25.97.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.34% or 0.30 to $89.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.15% or 0.14 to hit $94.15 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.60% or 10.20 to trade at $1,675.80 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 146.13, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 141.94.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 113.16.