Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Transport, Precision Instruments and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.14% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (TYO:5232), which rose 3.76% or 130.00 points to trade at 3,585.00 at the close. Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp (TYO:4188) added 2.32% or 18.20 points to end at 801.80 and Denka Co Ltd (TYO:4061) was up 1.68% or 55.00 points to 3,320.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Chiyoda Corp. (TYO:6366), which lost 5.50% or 26.00 points to trade at 447.00 in late trade. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:3099) declined 5.20% or 57.00 points to end at 1,040.00 and Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:9532) shed 5.10% or 130.00 points to 2,420.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2909 to 659 and 186 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.97% to 26.04.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.01% or 0.01 to $118.92 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.04% or 0.05 to hit $121.22 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.60% or 10.85 to trade at $1,824.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.66% to 134.57, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 141.18.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.60% at 104.71.