Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Banking, Mining and Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.25%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735), which rose 3.51% or 42.0 points to trade at 1238.0 at the close. East Japan Railway Co. (T:9020) added 3.44% or 325.0 points to end at 9762.0 and Taisei Corp. (T:1801) was up 2.77% or 24.0 points to 890.5 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which lost 5.94% or 19.0 points to trade at 301.0 in late trade. Nippon Meat Packers, Inc. (T:2282) declined 5.79% or 154.0 points to end at 2505.0 and SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (T:9412) shed 4.80% or 23.0 points to 456.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1003 to 872 and 182 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.02% to 28.56.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.04% or 0.02 to $45.47 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.06% or 0.03 to hit $46.69 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.29% or 3.80 to trade at $1328.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.11% to 106.25, while EUR/JPY fell 0.04% to 116.90.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 97.22.