Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Communication and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.59% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JGC Corp. (T:1963), which rose 5.40% or 71.0 points to trade at 1385.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) added 5.24% or 113.0 points to end at 2268.0 and Tokyu Corp. (T:9005) was up 5.13% or 92.0 points to 1886.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (T:7202), which fell 15.99% or 230.0 points to trade at 1208.5 at the close. Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (T:8354) declined 14.26% or 348.0 points to end at 2092.0 and Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) was down 10.96% or 63.0 points to 512.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2185 to 1383 and 164 ended unchanged.
Shares in Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (T:7202) fell to 52-week lows; falling 15.99% or 230.0 to 1208.5. Shares in Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (T:8354) fell to 52-week lows; losing 14.26% or 348.0 to 2092.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.17% to 23.79 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.23% or 0.14 to $60.90 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $70.25 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 3.15 to trade at $1298.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.38% to 109.72, while EUR/JPY rose 0.49% to 123.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 97.172.