Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Communication, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501), which rose 3.44% or 22.0 points to trade at 662.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Central Japan Railway Co. (T:9022) added 3.11% or 680.0 points to end at 22565.0 and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9502) was up 3.04% or 51.0 points to 1727.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211), which fell 6.85% or 50.0 points to trade at 680.0 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) declined 5.70% or 320.0 points to end at 5290.0 and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201) was down 5.45% or 54.8 points to 950.7.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2285 to 1199 and 206 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501) rose to 52-week highs; rising 3.44% or 22.0 to 662.0. Shares in Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.70% or 320.0 to 5290.0. Shares in Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.45% or 54.8 to 950.7.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.96% to 20.80.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.37% or 0.21 to $56.99 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.61% or 0.41 to hit $66.38 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 0.80 to trade at $1226.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.12% to 112.43, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 128.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 96.00.