Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.51% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.51%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 4.94% or 175.0 points to trade at 3715.0 at the close. CyberAgent Inc (T:4751) added 3.99% or 89.0 points to end at 2322.0 and Inpex Corp. (T:1605) was up 3.70% or 30.0 points to 840.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103), which lost 3.38% or 13.0 points to trade at 372.0 in late trade. GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674) declined 3.20% or 95.0 points to end at 2873.0 and Sony Corp (T:6758) shed 2.86% or 315.0 points to 10700.0.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1877 to 1599 and 258 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 17.29 a new 1-month low.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.54% or 0.39 to $72.51 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.54% or 0.40 to hit $74.39 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 4.65 to trade at $1861.05 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 109.95, while EUR/JPY fell 0.08% to 133.34.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 90.450.