Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Power and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close of trading in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.85%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902), which rose 11.22% or 53.80 points to trade at 533.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (TYO:8804) added 6.10% or 141.50 points to end at 2,463.00 and Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:2503) was up 3.32% or 73.00 points to 2,273.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (TYO:6098), which fell 4.93% or 476.00 points to trade at 9,170.00 at the close. Mercari Inc (TYO:4385) fell 4.87% or 111.00 points to end at 2,166.00 and TOTO Ltd. (TYO:5332) was down 4.16% or 205.00 points to 4,718.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2,805 to 805, while 246 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.72% to 26.24.
WTI crude oil futures for December delivery fell 0.53% or 0.38 to $71.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil futures for December delivery fell 0.50% or 0.38 to $75.66 a barrel, while the December gold contract rose 0.16% or 4.50 to $2,764.30 a troy ounce.
The USD/JPY pair added 0.75% and traded at 152.20, while the EUR/JPY pair continued to rise by 0.78% and reached 164.33.
Dollar index futures were trading 0.14% higher at 104.05.
