Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Mining and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.75% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762), which rose 6.62% or 50.0 points to trade at 805.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) added 5.83% or 58.0 points to end at 1053.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was up 4.45% or 64.0 points to 1502.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pioneer Corp. (T:6773), which fell 10.00% or 22.0 points to trade at 198.0 at the close. DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714) declined 5.84% or 240.0 points to end at 3870.0 and Amada Co., Ltd. (T:6113) was down 4.86% or 71.0 points to 1389.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2122 to 1298 and 157 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 28.43% to 36.05 a new 52-week high.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.64% or 0.38 to $59.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.75% or 0.47 to hit $63.06 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.80 to trade at $1330.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.84% to 107.75, while EUR/JPY fell 0.58% to 132.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 89.74.