Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.87%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.87%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sompo Holdings Inc (TYO:8630), which rose 4.19% or 133.00 points to trade at 3,306.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Konami Corp. (TYO:9766) added 3.32% or 350.00 points to end at 10,905.00 and Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:3659) was up 3.05% or 77.50 points to 2,620.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501), which fell 8.33% or 84.20 points to trade at 926.30 at the close. Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9009) declined 6.92% or 405.00 points to end at 5,444.00 and Teijin Ltd. (TYO:3401) was down 5.53% or 89.00 points to 1,519.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3056 to 644 and 169 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sompo Holdings Inc (TYO:8630) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.19% or 133.00 to 3,306.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.06% to 16.78.

Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.35% or 0.28 to $80.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.25% or 0.21 to hit $84.15 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 2.60 to trade at $2,353.90 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 157.10, while EUR/JPY fell 0.11% to 170.45.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 104.61.