Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Shipbuilding and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.01% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103), which rose 6.97% or 23.0 points to trade at 353.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) added 6.43% or 55.0 points to end at 911.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was up 6.43% or 18.0 points to 298.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CyberAgent Inc (T:4751), which fell 7.06% or 290.0 points to trade at 3820.0 at the close. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098) declined 5.78% or 202.0 points to end at 3295.0 and The Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (T:8355) was down 3.91% or 33.0 points to 810.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2418 to 1112 and 189 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 8.40% to 20.25.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.21% or 0.11 to $53.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $61.28 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 4.95 to trade at $1332.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 107.98, while EUR/JPY rose 0.17% to 121.67.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 96.993.