Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Steel, Precision Instruments and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:7011), which rose 4.97% or 22.3 points to trade at 470.9 at the close. Meanwhile, Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) added 2.30% or 80.0 points to end at 3560.0 and Pioneer Corp. (T:6773) was up 2.05% or 5.0 points to 249.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nisshin Steel Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5413), which fell 2.41% or 38.0 points to trade at 1540.0 at the close. DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) declined 2.20% or 56.0 points to end at 2490.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) was down 2.06% or 140.0 points to 6670.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1530 to 1452 and 364 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.30% or 80.0 to 3560.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.63% to 14.98.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.21% or 0.10 to $48.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.21% or 0.11 to hit $51.24 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 2.25 to trade at $1200.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.22% to 115.13, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 122.55.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 101.46.