Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Banking, Fishery and Paper & Pulp sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.14%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101), which rose 5.41% or 10.0 points to trade at 195.0 at the close. Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) added 5.23% or 107.0 points to end at 2153.0 and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) was up 4.01% or 17.0 points to 440.5 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151), which lost 3.86% or 76.0 points to trade at 1894.0 in late trade. Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) declined 3.49% or 9.1 points to end at 251.7 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) shed 3.12% or 200.0 points to 6220.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1817 to 1223 and 304 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.34% to 14.10 a new 52-week low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.85% or 0.42 to $49.24 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.88% or 0.46 to hit $51.78 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.12% or 1.53 to trade at $1263.63 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was unchanged 0.00% to 110.83, while EUR/JPY fell 0.05% to 123.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 97.29.