Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Rubber, Transport and Machinery sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.48% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 16.64% or 250.0 points to trade at 1752.0 at the close. The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631) added 10.51% or 313.0 points to end at 3290.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was up 9.07% or 730.0 points to 8775.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (T:5711), which lost 8.96% or 320.0 points to trade at 3252.5 in late trade. DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) declined 5.96% or 116.0 points to end at 1829.0 and Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) shed 4.91% or 270.0 points to 5225.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2716 to 713 and 126 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 6.38% to 33.75.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.29% or 0.17 to $59.02 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.10% or 0.06 to hit $62.66 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 4.10 to trade at $1334.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.36% to 107.43, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 132.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 89.49.