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 fell 1.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004), which rose 3.47% or 17.0 points to trade at 507.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) added 1.38% or 90.0 points to end at 6600.0 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:7012) was up 1.24% or 26.0 points to 2128.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which fell 9.11% or 242.0 points to trade at 2415.0 at the close. Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (T:4901) declined 5.95% or 330.0 points to end at 5212.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was down 5.61% or 16.0 points to 269.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3248 to 378 and 115 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.47% or 17.0 to 507.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 19.40.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.98% or 0.95 to $47.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.75% or 0.89 to hit $50.02 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.51% or 9.60 to trade at $1873.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.12% to 103.42, while EUR/JPY fell 0.00% to 126.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 90.148.