Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Banking and Paper & Pulp sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.91% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519), which rose 2.34% or 90.0 points to trade at 3940.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Central Japan Railway Co. (T:9022) added 1.82% or 330.0 points to end at 18450.0 and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (T:4507) was up 1.38% or 80.0 points to 5891.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which fell 9.83% or 22.5 points to trade at 206.4 at the close. Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103) declined 4.26% or 4.0 points to end at 90.0 and Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043) was down 4.14% or 22.0 points to 509.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2739 to 458 and 180 ended unchanged.
Shares in Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.34% or 90.0 to 3940.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.28% to 17.20.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.32% or 0.16 to $50.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.34% or 0.18 to hit $52.94 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.55% or 6.95 to trade at $1260.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.38% to 110.48, while EUR/JPY fell 0.49% to 117.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 100.47.