Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Gas & Water and Precision Instruments sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.11%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sojitz Corp. (TYO:2768), which rose 8.46% or 263.00 points to trade at 3,370.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (TYO:5101) added 4.07% or 132.00 points to end at 3,375.00 and Keio Corp. (TYO:9008) was up 3.49% or 145.00 points to 4,298.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Denso Corp. (TYO:6902), which fell 4.85% or 116.00 points to trade at 2,277.00 at the close. Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205) declined 2.55% or 12.60 points to end at 481.60 and Mazda Motor Corp (TYO:7261) was down 2.32% or 38.50 points to 1,621.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1884 to 1721 and 264 ended unchanged.
Shares in Yokohama Rubber Co Ltd (TYO:5101) rose to all time highs; rising 4.07% or 132.00 to 3,375.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.90% to 17.36.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.19% or 0.14 to $75.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.24% or 0.19 to hit $80.06 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 3.10 to trade at $2,015.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.31% to 148.21, while EUR/JPY fell 0.37% to 162.26.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 103.10.