Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Marine Transport and Manufacturing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233), which rose 4.49% or 83.0 points to trade at 1930.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) added 4.41% or 109.0 points to end at 2579.0 and Dentsu Inc. (T:4324) was up 3.58% or 190.0 points to 5490.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which fell 5.73% or 133.0 points to trade at 2188.0 at the close. Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) declined 4.05% or 260.0 points to end at 6160.0 and Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) was down 3.95% or 108.0 points to 2628.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1805 to 1623 and 192 ended unchanged.
Shares in Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.41% or 109.0 to 2579.0. Shares in Dentsu Inc. (T:4324) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.58% or 190.0 to 5490.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.07% to 16.94.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.33% or 0.25 to $75.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.07% or 0.06 to hit $84.92 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.50% or 5.90 to trade at $1197.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.19% to 113.69, while EUR/JPY fell 0.67% to 131.02.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 95.25.