Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Banking, Mining and Shipbuilding sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. (T:4041), which rose 6.37% or 29.0 points to trade at 484.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nichirei Corp. (T:2871) added 5.30% or 52.0 points to end at 1033.0 and Asahi Kasei Corp. (T:3407) was up 4.70% or 36.1 points to 805.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Teijin Ltd. (T:3401), which fell 7.79% or 30.0 points to trade at 355.0 at the close. Aozora Bank, Ltd. (T:8304) declined 6.79% or 26.0 points to end at 357.0 and Sojitz Corp. (T:2768) was down 6.37% or 15.5 points to 228.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1513 to 438 and 106 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nichirei Corp. (T:2871) rose to all time highs; rising 5.30% or 52.0 to 1033.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.29% to 23.82 a new 3-months low.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.35% or 0.14 to $40.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.40% or 0.17 to hit $42.31 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.03% or 0.45 to trade at $1359.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 102.28, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 114.38.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.17% at 95.59.