Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.12%

Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic , Mining and Transportation Equipment sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.12%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T: 5707 ), which rose 4.91% or 22.0 points to trade at 470.0 at the close. Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T: 6770 ) added 3.55% or 105.0 points to end at 3065.0 and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (T: 4005 ) was up 2.52% or 16.0 points to 650.5 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Taisei Corp. (T: 1801 ), which lost 2.29% or 25.0 points to trade at 1067.5 in late trade. GS Yuasa Corp. (T: 6674 ) declined 2.19% or 12.0 points to end at 537.0 and Kajima Corp. (T: 1812 ) shed 1.98% or 20.0 points to 988.0.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1877 to 1336 and 255 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 14.58% to 15.88.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.55% or 0.26 to $47.81 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.71% or 0.36 to hit $51.16 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 3.57 to trade at $1276.13 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.22% to 110.90, while EUR/JPY rose 0.10% to 130.00.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 93.82.