Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Power, Mining and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.17%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501), which rose 7.44% or 185.00 points to trade at 2,670.00 at the close. Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) added 5.48% or 510.00 points to end at 9,820.00 and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9532) was up 4.74% or 101.00 points to 2,231.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Kikkoman Corp. (TYO:2801), which lost 12.63% or 1,070.00 points to trade at 7,400.00 in late trade. Fanuc Corp. (TYO:6954) declined 5.72% or 1,185.00 points to end at 19,525.00 and CyberAgent Inc (TYO:4751) shed 5.69% or 78.00 points to 1,292.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2352 to 1195 and 200 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 20.33% to 27.40 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.79% or 0.80 to $102.50 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.85% or 0.89 to hit $105.50 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 1.20 to trade at $1,902.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.44% to 127.78, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 135.48.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 102.65.