Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Banking, Steel and Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TOKYO:9501), which rose 4.24% or 28.0 points to trade at 688.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (TOKYO:4183) added 4.21% or 18.0 points to end at 446.0 and Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:5214) was up 3.02% or 19.0 points to 649.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings (TOKYO:8309), which fell 4.07% or 22.5 points to trade at 530.7 at the close. Yokogawa Electric Corp. (TOKYO:6841) declined 3.39% or 52.0 points to end at 1480.0 and The Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (TOKYO:8355) was down 3.37% or 45.0 points to 1291.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1393 to 488 and 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (TOKYO:4183) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 4.21% or 18.0 to 446.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.88% to 18.29.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.82% or 0.49 to $60.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.34% or 0.21 to hit $64.17 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.02% or 0.20 to trade at $1186.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.15% to 123.59, while EUR/JPY rose 0.36% to 139.72.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 95.00.