Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transport, Automobiles & Parts and Textile sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.71% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were CyberAgent Inc (T:4751), which rose 2.65% or 36.00 points to trade at 1,395.00 at the close. Meanwhile, AGC Inc (T:5201) added 2.27% or 95.00 points to end at 4,280.00 and Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9147) was up 2.01% or 150.00 points to 7,610.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which fell 13.19% or 403.00 points to trade at 2,652.00 at the close. Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) declined 12.21% or 91.00 points to end at 654.00 and Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (T:5711) was down 8.60% or 196.00 points to 2,082.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2995 to 647 and 131 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) fell to 52-week lows; falling 12.21% or 91.00 to 654.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 6.54% to 29.82 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 3.06% or 3.65 to $123.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 3.58% or 4.41 to hit $127.62 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.47% or 29.30 to trade at $2,025.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.12% to 115.43, while EUR/JPY rose 0.20% to 125.40.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 99.20.