Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Electrical/Machinery and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kubota Corp. (T:6326), which rose 3.38% or 62.5 points to trade at 1913.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (T:1925) added 3.27% or 118.0 points to end at 3723.0 and Shimizu Corp. (T:1803) was up 2.97% or 33.0 points to 1143.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IHI Corp. (T:7013), which fell 2.94% or 12.0 points to trade at 395.5 at the close. Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043) declined 2.30% or 12.0 points to end at 510.0 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) was down 2.28% or 120.0 points to 5150.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1800 to 1321 and 343 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kubota Corp. (T:6326) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.38% or 62.5 to 1913.0. Shares in Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (T:1925) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.27% or 118.0 to 3723.0. Shares in Shimizu Corp. (T:1803) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.97% or 33.0 to 1143.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 4.67% to 13.90.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.63% or 0.29 to $46.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.68% or 0.33 to hit $48.62 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 4.91 to trade at $1263.99 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 110.18, while EUR/JPY rose 0.32% to 123.56.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 97.01.