Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Machinery and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.48% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which rose 2.43% or 11.0 points to trade at 464.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) added 2.41% or 85.0 points to end at 3610.0 and Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101) was up 2.25% or 4.0 points to 182.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. (T:1925), which fell 3.82% or 123.0 points to trade at 3094.0 at the close. Rakuten Inc (T:4755) declined 3.70% or 43.5 points to end at 1131.5 and Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) was down 3.35% or 18.0 points to 520.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2676 to 445 and 210 ended unchanged.
Shares in Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.41% or 85.0 to 3610.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.83% to 19.06.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.13% or 0.07 to $52.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.55% or 0.31 to hit $55.55 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 1.22% or 14.65 to trade at $1210.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.72% to 113.38, while EUR/JPY fell 0.26% to 120.75.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.44% at 101.08.