Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.40%

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 fell 0.40%.

The best performers of the session on the were Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 12.48% or 197.50 points to trade at 1,779.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Kajima Corp. (TYO:) added 8.53% or 187.00 points to end at 2,378.00 and Yokogawa Electric Corp. (TYO:) was up 8.42% or 221.00 points to 2,844.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Daikin Industries, Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 11.39% or 3,215.00 points to trade at 25,020.00 at the close. Nikon Corp. (TYO:) declined 11.16% or 205.50 points to end at 1,636.00 and Trend Micro Inc. (TYO:) was down 7.79% or 519.00 points to 6,145.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2010 to 1580 and 260 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 12.48% or 197.50 to 1,779.50. Shares in Kajima Corp. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 8.53% or 187.00 to 2,378.00. Shares in Yokogawa Electric Corp. (TYO:) rose to all time highs; rising 8.42% or 221.00 to 2,844.50.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.18% to 20.13.

Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.23% or 0.19 to $83.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.19% or 0.16 to hit $86.33 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 4.25 to trade at $1,964.15 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.12% to 143.21, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 157.17.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 102.22.