Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.14% 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 declined 1.14% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the were Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 3.76% or 130.00 points to trade at 3,585.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp (TYO:) added 2.32% or 18.20 points to end at 801.80 and Denka Co Ltd (TYO:) was up 1.68% or 55.00 points to 3,320.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (TYO:), which fell 5.50% or 26.00 points to trade at 447.00 at the close. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:) declined 5.20% or 57.00 points to end at 1,040.00 and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 5.10% or 130.00 points to 2,420.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2909 to 659 and 186 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.97% to 26.04.

Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.01% or 0.01 to $118.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.04% or 0.05 to hit $121.22 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.59% or 10.75 to trade at $1,824.25 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.65% to 134.59, while EUR/JPY rose 0.07% to 141.18.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 104.71.