Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Banking, Fishery and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.00% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which rose 1.32% or 3.0 points to trade at 231.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Taisei Corp. (T:1801) added 1.25% or 10.0 points to end at 811.0 and The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503) was up 1.23% or 12.5 points to 1026.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Olympus Corp. (T:7733), which fell 3.70% or 155.0 points to trade at 4035.0 at the close. Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) declined 3.67% or 56.0 points to end at 1470.0 and The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (T:5101) was down 3.46% or 51.0 points to 1423.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1710 to 226 and 61 ended unchanged.
Shares in The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (T:5101) fell to 3-years lows; losing 3.46% or 51.0 to 1423.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.24% to 32.78 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.96% or 0.47 to $48.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.81% or 0.41 to hit $49.94 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.30% or 3.90 to trade at $1283.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.49% to 105.74, while EUR/JPY fell 0.69% to 119.12.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.18% at 94.59.