Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Manufacturing, Paper & Pulp and Textile sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333), which rose 5.79% or 185.0 points to trade at 3380.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) added 5.79% or 30.0 points to end at 548.0 and IHI Corp. (T:7013) was up 4.21% or 13.0 points to 321.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (T:5631), which fell 5.19% or 111.0 points to trade at 2029.0 at the close. DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714) declined 4.32% or 41.0 points to end at 909.0 and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) was down 3.11% or 34.0 points to 1058.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1926 to 1020 and 383 ended unchanged.
Shares in Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) rose to all time highs; up 5.79% or 185.0 to 3380.0. Shares in Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.79% or 30.0 to 548.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.34% to 19.99.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.23% or 0.12 to $53.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.29% or 0.16 to hit $55.88 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.30% or 3.65 to trade at $1235.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.13% to 111.87, while EUR/JPY fell 0.41% to 119.63.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 100.25.