Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Retail and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002), which rose 7.04% or 74.0 points to trade at 1125.0 at the close. Meanwhile, JX Holdings, Inc. (T:5020) added 2.56% or 12.7 points to end at 508.8 and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (T:7270) was up 2.52% or 97.0 points to 3946.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which fell 5.33% or 34.0 points to trade at 604.0 at the close. Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) declined 3.03% or 121.0 points to end at 3870.0 and Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) was down 2.89% or 78.0 points to 2619.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2269 to 958 and 256 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.08% to 14.95.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.38% or 0.18 to $46.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.42% or 0.21 to hit $49.47 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.58% or 7.08 to trade at $1226.28 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.15% to 113.21, while EUR/JPY fell 0.24% to 128.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 96.00.