Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Real Estate, Services and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.82% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002), which rose 2.21% or 34.0 points to trade at 1574.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) added 2.05% or 70.0 points to end at 3480.0 and Tosoh Corp. (T:4042) was up 1.81% or 26.0 points to 1461.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4502), which fell 8.95% or 353.0 points to trade at 3590.0 at the close. Kikkoman Corp. (T:2801) declined 6.69% or 450.0 points to end at 6280.0 and Astellas Pharma Inc. (T:4503) was down 6.38% or 106.0 points to 1554.5.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3367 to 293 and 78 ended unchanged.
Shares in Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4502) fell to 5-year lows; down 8.95% or 353.0 to 3590.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.79% to 20.65.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.69% or 0.85 to $49.35 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.76% or 1.05 to hit $58.56 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.35 to trade at $1252.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.27% to 112.53, while EUR/JPY fell 0.07% to 127.95.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 96.422.