Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Transportation Equipment and Marine Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.60%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568), which rose 5.64% or 309.0 points to trade at 5790.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kao Corp. (T:4452) added 4.67% or 400.0 points to end at 8957.0 and NEC Corp. (T:6701) was up 4.14% or 155.0 points to 3900.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which fell 14.48% or 389.0 points to trade at 2298.0 at the close. Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) declined 10.65% or 250.0 points to end at 2097.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was down 10.23% or 36.0 points to 316.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2087 to 1450 and 206 ended unchanged.
Shares in Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) rose to all time highs; up 5.64% or 309.0 to 5790.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.67% to 16.76.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.02% or 0.01 to $62.26 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.27% or 0.19 to hit $71.05 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 0.65 to trade at $1284.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.10% to 110.64, while EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 124.05.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 97.178.