Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.60%

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 0.60%.

The best performers of the session on the were Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 8.23% or 566.00 points to trade at 7,441.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 5.66% or 56.00 points to end at 1,046.00 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was up 3.02% or 535.00 points to 18,275.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Yamaha Corp. (TYO:), which fell 5.83% or 205.00 points to trade at 3,313.00 at the close. DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) declined 5.75% or 317.00 points to end at 5,198.00 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 4.98% or 69.00 points to 1,317.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2803 to 942 and 143 ended unchanged.

Shares in Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 8.23% or 566.00 to 7,441.00. Shares in Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.66% or 56.00 to 1,046.00. Shares in Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to all time highs; rising 3.02% or 535.00 to 18,275.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.19% to 19.48.

for March delivery was down 0.08% or 0.06 to $77.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, for delivery in April fell 0.14% or 0.12 to hit $82.65 a barrel, while the April contract fell 0.12% or 2.35 to trade at $2,004.85 a troy ounce.

was down 0.18% to 150.52, while fell 0.12% to 161.30.

The Futures was down 0.18% at 104.67.