Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.71% 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 0.71% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the were Unitika, Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 3.86% or 10.00 points to trade at 269.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:) added 3.61% or 21.00 points to end at 602.00 and Subaru Corp (TYO:) was up 3.37% or 84.00 points to 2,574.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:), which fell 7.92% or 810.00 points to trade at 9,420.00 at the close. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:) declined 7.01% or 245.00 points to end at 3,250.00 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:) was down 6.18% or 520.00 points to 7,890.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2676 to 873 and 219 ended unchanged.

Shares in Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; up 3.61% or 21.00 to 602.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 14.93% to 19.72.

Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.53% or 1.33 to $85.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.35% or 1.25 to hit $91.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 3.45 to trade at $1,709.45 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.90% to 144.07, while EUR/JPY rose 0.92% to 142.70.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 110.44.