Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Construction and Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 2.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which rose 4.13% or 150.0 points to trade at 3785.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Softbank Corp. (T:9984) added 1.87% or 164.0 points to end at 8941.0 and Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101) was up 1.24% or 20.0 points to 1631.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976), which fell 7.27% or 169.0 points to trade at 2156.0 at the close. Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) declined 6.61% or 171.0 points to end at 2416.0 and JGC Corp. (T:1963) was down 6.32% or 119.0 points to 1765.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2949 to 606 and 135 ended unchanged.
Shares in Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.13% or 150.0 to 3785.0. Shares in Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.61% or 171.0 to 2416.0. Shares in JGC Corp. (T:1963) fell to 52-week lows; losing 6.32% or 119.0 to 1765.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.22% to 19.60 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.22% or 0.73 to $59.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.93% or 0.65 to hit $69.47 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 0.70 to trade at $1202.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.22% to 114.09, while EUR/JPY rose 0.45% to 128.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 97.35.