Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Mining and Shipbuilding sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.55% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 9.18% or 178.0 points to trade at 2118.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Familymart Ltd (T:8028) added 2.33% or 260.0 points to end at 11410.0 and Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) was up 1.70% or 75.0 points to 4495.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (T:3863), which fell 8.73% or 180.0 points to trade at 1882.0 at the close. Minebea Mitsumi Inc (T:6479) declined 5.04% or 108.0 points to end at 2036.0 and Ricoh Co., Ltd. (T:7752) was down 4.08% or 41.0 points to 964.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2532 to 846 and 184 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.18% or 178.0 to 2118.0. Shares in Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd. (T:3863) fell to 52-week lows; losing 8.73% or 180.0 to 1882.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.14% to 14.95.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 2.05% or 1.39 to $66.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $75.31 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.20 to trade at $1303.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.83% to 108.51, while EUR/JPY fell 1.56% to 125.21.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 94.80.