Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.17% 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 1.17%.

The best performers of the session on the were Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 7.44% or 185.00 points to trade at 2,670.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:) added 5.48% or 510.00 points to end at 9,820.00 and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was up 4.74% or 101.00 points to 2,231.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Kikkoman Corp. (TYO:), which fell 12.63% or 1,070.00 points to trade at 7,400.00 at the close. Fanuc Corp. (TYO:) declined 5.72% or 1,185.00 points to end at 19,525.00 and CyberAgent Inc (TYO:) was down 5.69% or 78.00 points to 1,292.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2352 to 1195 and 200 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.44% or 185.00 to 2,670.00. Shares in Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.74% or 101.00 to 2,231.00. Shares in CyberAgent Inc (TYO:) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.69% or 78.00 to 1,292.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 20.33% to 27.40 a new 1-month high.

Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.80% or 0.81 to $102.51 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.84% or 0.88 to hit $105.49 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.90 to trade at $1,903.20 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.44% to 127.78, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 135.48.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 102.67.