Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Gas & Water, Marine Transport and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Minebea Mitsumi Inc (T:6479), which rose 16.67% or 202.0 points to trade at 1414.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) added 13.09% or 43.0 points to end at 371.5 and Hokuetsu Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. (T:3865) was up 6.62% or 46.0 points to 741.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nikon Corp. (T:7731), which fell 14.60% or 275.0 points to trade at 1608.0 at the close. Toshiba Corp. (T:6502) declined 7.87% or 19.6 points to end at 229.6 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (T:2501) was down 6.63% or 200.0 points to 2815.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1782 to 1245 and 309 ended unchanged.
Shares in Minebea Mitsumi Inc (T:6479) rose to 52-week highs; rising 16.67% or 202.0 to 1414.0. Shares in Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706) rose to 52-week highs; up 13.09% or 43.0 to 371.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.10% to 17.77 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.04% or 0.02 to $52.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $55.62 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 5.25 to trade at $1231.05 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.36% to 113.32, while EUR/JPY fell 0.12% to 120.39.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 100.75.