Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Gas & Water, Pharmaceutical Industry and Manufacturing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JTEKT Corp. (T:6473), which rose 7.04% or 122.0 points to trade at 1856.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Okuma Corp. (T:6103) added 5.66% or 370.0 points to end at 6910.0 and TDK Corp. (T:6762) was up 5.22% or 430.0 points to 8670.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752), which fell 7.27% or 82.0 points to trade at 1046.0 at the close. GS Yuasa Corp. (T:6674) declined 6.13% or 37.0 points to end at 567.0 and Kao Corp. (T:4452) was down 5.37% or 388.0 points to 6836.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1780 to 1466 and 242 ended unchanged.
Shares in Okuma Corp. (T:6103) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.66% or 370.0 to 6910.0. Shares in TDK Corp. (T:6762) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.22% or 430.0 to 8670.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.73% to 15.27.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.24% or 0.13 to $54.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.18% or 0.11 to hit $60.48 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.04% or 0.47 to trade at $1277.23 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.05% to 113.12, while EUR/JPY fell 0.15% to 131.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 94.43.