Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Steel, Retail and Warehousing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which rose 6.70% or 240.0 points to trade at 3820.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9532) added 3.51% or 14.5 points to end at 427.3 and Mitsubishi Corp. (T:8058) was up 2.83% or 58.5 points to 2124.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983), which fell 5.38% or 1850.0 points to trade at 32510.0 at the close. J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) declined 4.06% or 54.0 points to end at 1276.0 and Furukawa Co., Ltd. (T:5715) was down 3.68% or 6.0 points to 157.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 965 to 922 and 175 ended unchanged.
Shares in DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 6.70% or 240.0 to 3820.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.39% to 24.41.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.46% or 0.20 to $43.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.24% or 0.11 to hit $45.84 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.14% or 1.85 to trade at $1319.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.26% to 101.67, while EUR/JPY fell 0.15% to 113.73.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.10% at 95.69.