Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Warehousing, Real Estate and Finance & Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ebara Corp. (T:6361), which rose 8.35% or 340.0 points to trade at 4410.0 at the close. Meanwhile, SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) added 6.94% or 196.0 points to end at 3020.0 and Nichirei Corp. (T:2871) was up 5.24% or 160.0 points to 3215.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865), which fell 9.58% or 68.0 points to trade at 642.0 at the close. Rakuten Inc (T:4755) declined 5.93% or 71.0 points to end at 1127.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was down 4.30% or 48.0 points to 1067.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2194 to 1104 and 192 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ebara Corp. (T:6361) rose to all time highs; rising 8.35% or 340.0 to 4410.0. Shares in SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.94% or 196.0 to 3020.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.10% to 19.55.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.32% or 0.18 to $56.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.46% or 0.29 to hit $62.87 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 2.32 to trade at $1276.58 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.10% to 113.73, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 132.99.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 94.32.