Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Rubber, Pharmaceutical Industry and Transport sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.01%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101), which rose 4.07% or 7.0 points to trade at 179.0 at the close. Konami Corp. (T:9766) added 3.79% or 175.0 points to end at 4790.0 and Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) was up 3.66% or 3.0 points to 85.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233), which lost 5.45% or 56.0 points to trade at 972.0 in late trade. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) declined 5.10% or 86.0 points to end at 1599.0 and Canon Inc. (T:7751) shed 3.34% or 114.0 points to 3302.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2252 to 823 and 259 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.15% to 18.07.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.11% or 0.06 to $53.84 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.18% or 0.10 to hit $56.73 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.50% or 5.75 to trade at $1144.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 117.54, while EUR/JPY rose 0.24% to 123.09.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.10% at 102.90.