Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Marine Transport, Insurance and Gas & Water sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Ebara Corp. (T:6361), which rose 3.02% or 105.0 points to trade at 3580.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) added 2.58% or 15.0 points to end at 596.0 and Nisshin Steel Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5413) was up 2.48% or 40.0 points to 1652.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which fell 2.97% or 18.0 points to trade at 588.0 at the close. Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043) declined 2.86% or 16.0 points to end at 544.0 and Nikon Corp. (T:7731) was down 2.30% or 39.0 points to 1653.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1588 to 1348 and 410 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ebara Corp. (T:6361) rose to all time highs; gaining 3.02% or 105.0 to 3580.0. Shares in Nisshin Steel Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5413) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.48% or 40.0 to 1652.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 14.19% to 15.12 a new 52-week low.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.08% or 0.04 to $53.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.12% or 0.07 to hit $55.94 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.03% or 0.35 to trade at $1225.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.05% to 113.83, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 120.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 101.54.