Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Insurance, Construction and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.71%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531), which rose 3.95% or 41.0 points to trade at 1079.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4005) added 3.43% or 20.0 points to end at 603.5 and Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) was up 1.25% or 1.0 points to 81.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NEC Corp. (T:6701), which fell 17.69% or 56.0 points to trade at 260.5 at the close. Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) declined 7.98% or 66.0 points to end at 761.0 and Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) was down 5.96% or 144.5 points to 2279.5.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2322 to 753 and 272 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.16% to 18.92.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.32% or 0.17 to $52.46 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.13% or 0.07 to hit $55.25 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.49% or 5.85 to trade at $1201.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.18% to 113.56, while EUR/JPY fell 0.18% to 121.47.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 100.38.