Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 2.27%

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 declined 2.27% to hit a new 52-week low.

The best performers of the session on the were Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:), which rose 3.51% or 80.0 points to trade at 2356.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (T:) added 3.49% or 59.0 points to end at 1748.0 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:) was up 2.72% or 10.0 points to 378.0 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:), which fell 6.89% or 209.0 points to trade at 2826.0 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:) declined 6.14% or 315.0 points to end at 4815.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:) was down 5.81% or 15.0 points to 243.0.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2778 to 888 and 120 ended unchanged.

Shares in Chiyoda Corp. (T:) fell to 5-year lows; losing 5.81% or 15.0 to 243.0.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 44.43.

Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.22% or 0.42 to $33.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.05% or 0.39 to hit $36.83 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 3.45 to trade at $1663.75 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.86% to 104.72, while EUR/JPY fell 0.31% to 118.78.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 96.082.

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