Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Manufacturing and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.49% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770), which rose 2.00% or 55.0 points to trade at 2806.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502) added 1.99% or 73.0 points to end at 3750.0 and IHI Corp. (T:7013) was up 1.98% or 6.0 points to 308.5 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503), which fell 4.94% or 64.5 points to trade at 1241.0 at the close. Resona Holdings, Inc. (T:8308) declined 3.72% or 22.6 points to end at 585.1 and DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) was down 3.56% or 94.0 points to 2546.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1610 to 1352 and 354 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.36% to 20.61.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.51% or 0.27 to $53.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.60% or 0.33 to hit $55.56 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.11% or 1.35 to trade at $1214.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.43% to 113.19, while EUR/JPY rose 0.18% to 121.56.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.26% at 100.21.