Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Insurance, Transportation Equipment and Rubber sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.76%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:9532), which rose 1.71% or 8.5 points to trade at 507.0 at the close. Meanwhile, West Japan Railway Co. (TOKYO:9021) added 1.36% or 102.0 points to end at 7590.0 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:9531) was up 1.34% or 9.1 points to 690.6 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SUMCO Corp. (TOKYO:3436), which fell 4.21% or 75.0 points to trade at 1705.0 at the close. The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. (TOKYO:8750) declined 4.11% or 97.5 points to end at 2272.0 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (TOKYO:8795) was down 4.11% or 79.5 points to 1856.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1666 to 217.
Shares in West Japan Railway Co. (TOKYO:9021) rose to all time highs; rising 1.36% or 102.0 to 7590.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.16% to 19.42.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.46% or 0.27 to $58.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.44% or 0.28 to hit $62.97 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.27% or 3.20 to trade at $1176.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 124.39, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 140.63.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.12% at 95.10.