Japanese stocks fell after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Communications, Warehousing and Precision Instruments sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 was down 0.32%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201), which rose 8.66% or 41.30 points to trade at 518.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203) gained 4.57% or 129.50 points to close at 2,964.50 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) gained 4.28% or 291.00 points to 7,089.00 in late trade.

The worst performers on the session were Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755), which fell 2.50% or 22.30 points to close at 869.50. Konami Corp. (TYO:9766) dropped 2.28% or 340.00 points to close at 14,575.00 and Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:6504) dropped 2.17% or 185.00 points to 8,326.00.

Gainers outnumbered decliners on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1,835 to 1,811 and 252 ended unchanged.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) shares rose to a 5-year high, up 4.28% or 291.00 to close at 7,089.00.

Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 5.78% to 21.84.

Crude oil for February delivery fell 0.09% or 0.06 to $70.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for March delivery rose 1.24% or 0.90 to $73.22 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $2,633.50 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY rose 0.17% to 157.45, while EUR/JPY gained 0.29% to 163.90.
Source: Investing.com