Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.91%

Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Chemical , Transport and Electrical/Machinery sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.91%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO: 9501 ), which rose 5.27% or 29.00 points to trade at 579.00 at the close. SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (TYO: 9412 ) added 3.64% or 19.00 points to end at 541.00 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO: 5631 ) was up 3.03% or 90.00 points to 3,065.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO: 5214 ), which lost 4.31% or 119.00 points to trade at 2,640.00 in late trade. AGC Inc (TYO: 5201 ) declined 4.17% or 210.00 points to end at 4,830.00 and Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (TYO: 9147 ) shed 3.77% or 290.00 points to 7,410.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1873 to 1676 and 220 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.31% to 21.75.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.36% or 0.40 to $111.36 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.43% or 0.49 to hit $113.31 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 3.00 to trade at $1,818.20 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 136.15, while EUR/JPY fell 0.16% to 142.93.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.13% at 104.40.