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 , and sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the lost 1.54%.

The best performers of the session on the were Yokogawa Electric Corp. (TYO:), which rose 8.67% or 308.00 points to trade at 3,860.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:) added 4.07% or 175.00 points to end at 4,480.00 and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:) 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:), which fell 10.14% or 592.00 points to trade at 5,244.00 at the close. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:) declined 7.30% or 104.50 points to end at 1,327.50 and Ricoh Co., Ltd. (TYO:) 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:) rose to all time highs; up 8.67% or 308.00 to 3,860.00. Shares in Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.10% or 31.50 to 1,529.00.

The , 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.