TOKYO: Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Warehousing and Marine Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were NTN Corp. (TOKYO:6472), which rose 7.16% or 54.0 points to trade at 808.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (TOKYO:5901) added 4.12% or 80.0 points to end at 2021.0 and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TOKYO:3099) was up 3.20% or 67.0 points to 2159.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Unitika, Ltd. (TOKYO:3103), which fell 3.33% or 2.0 points to trade at 58.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (TOKYO:3436) declined 3.10% or 52.0 points to end at 1625.0 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TOKYO:9501) was down 2.91% or 20.0 points to 668.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 994 to 888 and 1 ended unchanged.
Shares in NTN Corp. (TOKYO:6472) rose to 3-years highs; rising 7.16% or 54.0 to 808.0. Shares in Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (TOKYO:5901) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.12% or 80.0 to 2021.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.19% to 18.69.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.11% or 0.07 to $60.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.11% or 0.07 to hit $63.77 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.17% or 2.00 to trade at $1178.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.14% to 123.55, while EUR/JPY rose 0.31% to 139.16.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 95.15.
