Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Retail, Precision Instruments and Marine Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which rose 18.81% or 43.5 points to trade at 274.8 at the close. Meanwhile, Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) added 4.35% or 49.0 points to end at 1175.0 and Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702) was up 3.34% or 28.0 points to 866.2 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were NSK Ltd. (T:6471), which fell 3.35% or 51.0 points to trade at 1473.0 at the close. Amada Co., Ltd. (T:6113) declined 3.11% or 41.0 points to end at 1277.0 and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) was down 2.43% or 80.0 points to 3215.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1828 to 1340 and 313 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 3.34% or 28.0 to 866.2.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.35% to 12.75 a new 5-year low.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.22% or 0.10 to $46.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.27% or 0.13 to hit $48.55 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 1.95 to trade at $1235.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.28% to 112.30, while EUR/JPY rose 0.14% to 129.44.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.32% at 94.62.