Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Banking and Steel sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (TYO:3863), which rose 15.00% or 166.00 points to trade at 1,273.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Trend Micro Inc. (TYO:4704) added 2.94% or 190.00 points to end at 6,650.00 and Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631) was up 2.91% or 80.00 points to 2,830.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toyota Motor Corp (TYO:7203), which fell 4.77% or 93.00 points to trade at 1,857.00 at the close. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:3086) declined 3.25% or 48.00 points to end at 1,427.00 and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (TYO:5406) was down 2.82% or 31.00 points to 1,070.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2734 to 887 and 227 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (TYO:3863) rose to 52-week highs; up 15.00% or 166.00 to 1,273.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.43% to 18.98.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.08% or 0.06 to $71.99 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $75.93 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.85% or 16.85 to trade at $1,960.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.19% to 138.34, while EUR/JPY fell 0.29% to 149.43.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 103.20.