Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Textile, Transportation Equipment and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.77%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:1332), which rose 2.74% or 16.00 points to trade at 599.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503) added 1.09% or 15.00 points to end at 1,390.00 and Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. (TYO:2002) was up 0.73% or 12.00 points to 1,656.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TDK Corp (TYO:6762), which fell 5.14% or 210.00 points to trade at 3,875.00 at the close. Nitto Denko Co (TYO:6988) declined 4.70% or 410.00 points to end at 8,310.00 and Fanuc Corp. (TYO:6954) was down 4.54% or 995.00 points to 20,920.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2910 to 637 and 218 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:9503) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.09% or 15.00 to 1,390.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.03% to 22.64.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.54% or 2.64 to $101.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 2.18% or 2.33 to hit $104.77 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 3.75 to trade at $1,735.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 137.23, while EUR/JPY fell 0.44% to 137.35.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 108.32.