Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Rubber, Mining and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Pioneer Corp. (T:6773), which rose 3.03% or 6.0 points to trade at 204.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. (T:8628) added 2.55% or 27.0 points to end at 1085.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was up 2.48% or 26.0 points to 1076.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yamaha Motor Co Ltd (T:7272), which fell 2.97% or 105.0 points to trade at 3430.0 at the close. Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) declined 2.97% or 130.0 points to end at 4250.0 and Kubota Corp. (T:6326) was down 2.92% or 59.5 points to 1979.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1770 to 1574 and 215 ended unchanged.
Shares in Matsui Securities Co., Ltd. (T:8628) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.55% or 27.0 to 1085.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.41% to 22.21.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.99% or 0.61 to $62.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.24% or 0.16 to hit $65.51 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.14% or 15.40 to trade at $1340.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.38% to 106.99, while EUR/JPY rose 0.01% to 132.26.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 89.44.