Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.71%

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 0.71%.

The best performers of the session on the were Shimizu Corp. (TYO:), which rose 8.55% or 65.00 points to trade at 825.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Obayashi Corp. (TYO:) added 5.24% or 55.00 points to end at 1,104.00 and Taisei Corp. (TYO:) was up 3.69% or 160.00 points to 4,500.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 3.31% or 41.00 points to trade at 1,198.00 at the close. Concordia Financial Group Ltd (TYO:) declined 2.71% or 14.00 points to end at 502.00 and Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (TYO:) was down 2.70% or 67.00 points to 2,411.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2797 to 820 and 220 ended unchanged.

Shares in Shimizu Corp. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; up 8.55% or 65.00 to 825.00. Shares in Obayashi Corp. (TYO:) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.24% or 55.00 to 1,104.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.37% to 16.32.

Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.40% or 0.31 to $77.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.29% or 0.23 to hit $80.83 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 2.00 to trade at $2,006.50 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.12% to 133.54, while EUR/JPY rose 0.29% to 147.14.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 101.29.