Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.25%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.25%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432), which rose 24.45% or 300.00 points to trade at 1,527.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) added 7.17% or 125.50 points to end at 1,876.50 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) was up 7.16% or 56.80 points to 849.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Omron Cor (TYO:6645), which fell 4.41% or 260.00 points to trade at 5,640.00 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735) declined 3.10% or 605.00 points to end at 18,900.00 and J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:3086) was down 2.57% or 39.00 points to 1,478.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2081 to 1564 and 237 ended unchanged.

Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) rose to all time highs; up 7.17% or 125.50 to 1,876.50.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.46% to 21.41.

Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.48% or 0.38 to $78.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.46% or 0.38 to hit $82.28 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 3.95 to trade at $2,040.15 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.07% to 150.60, while EUR/JPY fell 0.10% to 163.06.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 103.91.