Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Communication and Finance & Investment sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.23%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 2.70% or 37.0 points to trade at 1409.0 at the close. Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) added 2.48% or 167.0 points to end at 6908.0 and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) was up 2.39% or 180.0 points to 7700.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. (T:8628), which lost 8.54% or 102.0 points to trade at 1092.0 in late trade. Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101) declined 4.88% or 75.0 points to end at 1461.0 and Haseko Corp (T:1808) shed 4.74% or 69.00 points to 1388.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1932 to 1636 and 145 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.47% to 17.95.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.17% or 0.10 to $59.84 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.10% or 0.07 to hit $67.50 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.65 to trade at $1320.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 110.59, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 124.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 96.352.