Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.54%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.54%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yokogawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6841), which rose 8.67% or 308.00 points to trade at 3,860.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) added 4.07% or 175.00 points to end at 4,480.00 and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:6770) was up 2.10% or 31.50 points to 1,529.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were AGC Inc (TYO:5201), which fell 10.14% or 592.00 points to trade at 5,244.00 at the close. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7011) declined 7.30% or 104.50 points to end at 1,327.50 and Ricoh Co., Ltd. (TYO:7752) was down 6.16% or 85.00 points to 1,295.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2230 to 1347 and 288 ended unchanged.

Shares in Yokogawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6841) rose to all time highs; up 8.67% or 308.00 to 3,860.00. Shares in Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:6770) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.10% or 31.50 to 1,529.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.63% to 19.91.

Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.63% or 0.49 to $77.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.63% or 0.52 to hit $82.64 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.50 to trade at $2,323.70 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.36% to 155.25, while EUR/JPY rose 0.28% to 166.83.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 105.41.