Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Banking and Finance & Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.05% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which rose 3.38% or 10.0 points to trade at 305.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) added 3.20% or 105.0 points to end at 3385.0 and Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. (T:4061) was up 2.78% or 19.0 points to 702.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which fell 2.35% or 17.0 points to trade at 706.0 at the close. Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531) declined 2.16% or 12.8 points to end at 579.6 and Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) was down 1.75% or 55.0 points to 3090.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1653 to 1500 and 300 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) rose to all time highs; up 3.20% or 105.0 to 3385.0. Shares in Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. (T:4061) rose to all time highs; up 2.78% or 19.0 to 702.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.46% to 17.40.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.80% or 0.38 to $47.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.79% or 0.41 to hit $52.07 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.48% or 6.21 to trade at $1290.49 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.34% to 109.34, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 128.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 93.31.