Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Real Estate, Non-Metal Minerals and Glass sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.39% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9502), which rose 2.16% or 39.50 points to trade at 1,865.50 at the close. Kajima Corp. (TYO:1812) added 1.80% or 41.50 points to end at 2,344.00 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:9501) was up 1.73% or 10.40 points to 611.30 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202), which lost 5.96% or 48.00 points to trade at 758.00 in late trade. JGC Corp. (TYO:1963) declined 4.33% or 85.50 points to end at 1,890.00 and Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (TYO:4021) shed 4.04% or 257.00 points to 6,101.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2742 to 904 and 210 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.31% to 18.85.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.05% or 0.04 to $81.03 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.09% or 0.08 to hit $84.97 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.90 to trade at $1,934.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 145.51, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 158.92.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 102.96.