Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Mining and Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.35%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:3382), which rose 5.77% or 111.50 points to trade at 2,044.50 at the close. Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) added 4.57% or 41.50 points to end at 949.50 and Canon Inc (TYO:7751) was up 3.27% or 158.00 points to 4,986.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911), which fell 5.94% or 211.00 points to trade at 3,342.00 in late trade. Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) declined 3.75% or 142.00 points to end at 3,640.00 and IHI Corp. (TYO:7013) down 3.55% or 205.00 points to 5,563.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 2330 to 1295 and 247 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Shares in Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) fell to 5-year lows; losing 5.94% or 211.00 to 3,342.00. Shares in Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.57% or 41.50 to 949.50. Shares in Canon Inc (TYO:7751) rose to 5-year highs; rising 3.27% or 158.00 to 4,986.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.23% to 29.52.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.19% or 0.14 to $73.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.16% or 0.12 to hit $77.08 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 6.05 to trade at $2,556.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.43% to 145.88, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 162.19.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.36.