Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Communication, Transport and Financial Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.62%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dentsu Inc. (T:4324), which rose 2.73% or 150.0 points to trade at 5640.0 at the close. Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:5901) added 2.26% or 53.0 points to end at 2399.0 and Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) was up 1.81% or 120.0 points to 6740.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004), which lost 5.19% or 320.0 points to trade at 5840.0 in late trade. Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (T:8253) declined 4.66% or 88.0 points to end at 1802.0 and Honda Motor Co Ltd (T:7267) shed 4.25% or 148.0 points to 3338.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2660 to 766 and 196 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.65% to 17.22 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.33% or 0.25 to $75.48 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.44% or 0.37 to hit $85.17 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.10 to trade at $1206.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 113.85, while EUR/JPY rose 0.40% to 131.77.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 95.02.