Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Insurance, Steel and Glass sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801), which rose 3.86% or 130.0 points to trade at 3495.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Panasonic Corp. (T:6752) added 3.01% or 33.2 points to end at 1135.2 and Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. (T:5703) was up 2.80% or 7.0 points to 257.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983), which fell 2.57% or 1060.0 points to trade at 40200.0 at the close. TOTO Ltd. (T:5332) declined 2.21% or 100.0 points to end at 4425.0 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:7012) was down 2.04% or 7.5 points to 361.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1512 to 1439 and 366 ended unchanged.
Shares in Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 3.86% or 130.0 to 3495.0. Shares in Nippon Light Metal Holdings Co. (T:5703) rose to all time highs; up 2.80% or 7.0 to 257.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.04% to 19.93.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.93% or 0.44 to $46.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.06% or 0.52 to hit $48.69 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.02% or 0.20 to trade at $1191.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.13% to 112.08, while EUR/JPY rose 0.03% to 118.86.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 101.31.