Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.41%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.41%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Marui Group Co., Ltd. (TYO:8252), which rose 15.24% or 330.00 points to trade at 2,496.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Yokogawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6841) added 9.77% or 220.00 points to end at 2,472.00 and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) was up 6.07% or 315.00 points to 5,508.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541), which fell 10.36% or 194.00 points to trade at 1,679.00 at the close. NTN Corp. (TYO:6472) declined 10.14% or 35.00 points to end at 310.00 and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (TYO:7211) was down 9.83% or 52.00 points to 477.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2517 to 1070 and 253 ended unchanged.

Shares in Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) fell to 52-week lows; falling 10.36% or 194.00 to 1,679.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.65% to 15.77.

Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.80% or 0.59 to $73.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.79% or 0.61 to hit $76.83 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.31% or 6.40 to trade at $2,036.50 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 135.35, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 148.63.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 101.33.