Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Fishery and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (T:5101), which rose 3.38% or 89.0 points to trade at 2726.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865) added 3.01% or 19.0 points to end at 650.0 and Hitachi Ltd (T:6501) was up 2.81% or 23.9 points to 873.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Taisei Corp. (T:1801), which fell 6.31% or 380.0 points to trade at 5645.0 at the close. Kajima Corp. (T:1812) declined 5.24% or 59.0 points to end at 1066.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was down 3.87% or 52.0 points to 1290.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2044 to 1310 and 215 ended unchanged.
Shares in The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (T:5101) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.38% or 89.0 to 2726.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.41% to 14.61.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.33% or 0.19 to $57.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $63.45 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.12% or 1.50 to trade at $1267.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was unchanged 0.00% to 112.55, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 132.80.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 93.18.