Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Communication, Power and Automobiles & Parts sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.87%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Obayashi Corp. (TYO:1802), which rose 4.41% or 80.00 points to trade at 1,892.50 at the close. Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) added 2.64% or 140.00 points to end at 5,440.00 and Taisei Corp. (TYO:1801) was up 2.40% or 149.00 points to 6,354.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920), which lost 13.44% or 3,440.00 points to trade at 22,150.00 in late trade. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735) declined 9.34% or 1,040.00 points to end at 10,100.00 and Tokyo Electron Ltd. (TYO:8035) shed 9.19% or 2,460.00 points to 24,310.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2537 to 1009 and 294 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 28.67.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.30% or 0.21 to $70.79 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.22% or 0.16 to hit $74.41 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.44% or 11.90 to trade at $2,690.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 149.23, while EUR/JPY fell 0.11% to 162.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 103.17.