Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.55%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 2.80% or 52.0 points to trade at 1907.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911) added 2.41% or 170.0 points to end at 7230.0 and Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303) was up 2.19% or 36.0 points to 1681.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yamaha Corp. (T:7951), which fell 5.15% or 310.0 points to trade at 5710.0 at the close. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099) declined 3.95% or 36.0 points to end at 876.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was down 3.64% or 12.0 points to 318.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2146 to 1417 and 219 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 14.88.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.11% or 0.06 to $53.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $58.55 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.25 to trade at $1577.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 109.08, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 120.16.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 97.820.