Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Retail and Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.31%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.0 points to trade at 422.0 at the close. Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. (T:4061) unchanged 0.00% or 0.0 points to end at 3110.0 and DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714) was unchanged 0.00% or 0.0 points to 3300.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.0 points to trade at 422.0 in late trade. Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. (T:4061) unchanged 0.00% or 0.0 points to end at 3110.0 and DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714) 0.00% or 0.0 points to 3300.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 0 to 0 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 6.58% to 29.32.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.94% or 0.88 to $44.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 2.19% or 1.18 to hit $52.62 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.47% or 6.00 to trade at $1287.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.59% to 109.06, while EUR/JPY fell 0.85% to 124.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 95.812.