Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Mining, Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic and Non-Metal Minerals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 4.76% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333), which rose 3.83% or 120.0 points to trade at 3255.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) added 1.34% or 11.0 points to end at 830.5 and Suzuki Motor Corp. (T:7269) was down 0.05% or 3.0 points to 6088.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5214), which fell 12.49% or 530.0 points to trade at 3715.0 at the close. Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) declined 9.35% or 571.0 points to end at 5534.0 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) was down 7.72% or 420.0 points to 5020.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3519 to 68 and 9 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 16.79% to 20.45 a new 1-month high.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.81% or 0.52 to $63.63 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.78% or 0.53 to hit $67.09 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.65% or 8.70 to trade at $1345.20 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.05% to 109.04, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 135.14.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 89.44.