Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Fishery, Food and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (T:8801), which rose 1.78% or 42.0 points to trade at 2405.5 at the close. Meanwhile, Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) added 1.75% or 10.0 points to end at 583.0 and MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (T:8725) was up 1.67% or 59.0 points to 3589.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which fell 3.72% or 19.0 points to trade at 492.0 at the close. Minebea Mitsumi Inc (T:6479) declined 3.35% or 51.0 points to end at 1470.0 and J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) was down 3.30% or 53.0 points to 1552.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2215 to 811 and 310 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.74% to 20.10.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.26% or 0.14 to $52.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.27% or 0.15 to hit $55.83 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 4.95 to trade at $1258.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.23% to 110.68, while EUR/JPY fell 0.20% to 117.33.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 100.88.