Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Financial Services, Steel and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 3.09% or 13.0 points to trade at 434.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Softbank Corp. (T:9984) added 2.74% or 239.0 points to end at 8975.5 and ANA Holdings Inc (T:9202) was up 2.37% or 8.4 points to 362.1 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186), which fell 2.26% or 12.1 points to trade at 522.3 at the close. Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) declined 2.16% or 16.0 points to end at 725.0 and Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (T:3863) was down 2.11% or 46.0 points to 2137.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1659 to 1315 and 384 ended unchanged.
Shares in ANA Holdings Inc (T:9202) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.37% or 8.4 to 362.1.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.07% to 14.74.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.44% or 0.22 to $49.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.78% or 0.41 to hit $52.23 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.26% or 3.36 to trade at $1264.74 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.28% to 110.95, while EUR/JPY fell 0.46% to 123.65.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 97.48.