Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.55%

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 1.55%.

The best performers of the session on the were Sharp Corp (TYO:), which rose 13.80% or 122.60 points to trade at 1,011.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 11.78% or 262.50 points to end at 2,490.00 and Eneos Holdings Inc (TYO:) was up 6.97% or 52.80 points to 810.10 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:), which fell 17.45% or 449.00 points to trade at 2,123.50 at the close. Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 9.24% or 387.00 points to end at 3,801.00 and Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO:) was down 5.08% or 249.00 points to 4,648.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2209 to 1419 and 229 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 17.45% or 449.00 to 2,123.50. Shares in Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to all time highs; gaining 11.78% or 262.50 to 2,490.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.38% to 26.04.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.15% or 0.10 to $68.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.17% or 0.12 to hit $72.01 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 6.00 to trade at $2,612.30 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.28% to 155.03, while EUR/JPY rose 0.16% to 164.52.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 105.99.