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Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.14%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:3659), which rose 16.88% or 382.50 points to trade at 2,648.50 at the close. Takara Holdings Inc. (TYO:2531) added 9.40% or 107.00 points to end at 1,245.50 and Marui Group Co., Ltd. (TYO:8252) was up 8.95% or 253.00 points to 3,079.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd (TYO:5019), which fell 7.72% or 71.90 points to trade at 859.10 in late trade. Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) declined 6.51% or 501.00 points to end at 7,200.00 and Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7202) down 6.11% or 123.00 points to 1,891.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 2055 to 1599 and 205 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Shares in Marui Group Co., Ltd. (TYO:8252) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 8.95% or 253.00 to 3,079.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 8.60% to 22.10 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.38% or 0.24 to $63.43 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.35% or 0.23 to hit $66.40 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.45% or 14.50 to trade at $3,233.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.29% to 147.06, while EUR/JPY fell 0.20% to 164.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.12% at 100.71.