Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Transport, Automobiles & Parts and Textile sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.30% to hit a new 52-week low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (T:7202), which rose 7.91% or 102.00 points to trade at 1,391.00 at the close. Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702) added 5.54% or 840.00 points to end at 16,000.00 and Hitachi Ltd (T:6501) was up 4.78% or 228.00 points to 4,998.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501), which lost 7.00% or 25.00 points to trade at 332.00 in late trade. Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) declined 6.67% or 560.00 points to end at 7,840.00 and Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) shed 4.91% or 47.00 points to 910.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2034 to 1517 and 220 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 6.54% to 29.82 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.62% or 2.00 to $125.70 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.97% or 2.52 to hit $130.50 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 6.35 to trade at $2,049.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 115.83, while EUR/JPY rose 0.31% to 126.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 98.96.