Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as in the sectors led shares .
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 unchanged 0.00%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Softbank Corp. (T:9984), which rose 3.62% or 236.5 points to trade at 6777.1 at the close. Meanwhile, Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) added 3.52% or 21.0 points to end at 617.0 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506) was up 3.52% or 66.0 points to 1939.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233), which fell 4.21% or 36.0 points to trade at 820.0 at the close. DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) declined 2.89% or 100.0 points to end at 3365.0 and Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (T:7202) was down 2.59% or 32.5 points to 1221.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1179 to 730 and 159 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 20.24.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.49% or 0.25 to $51.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.56% or 0.30 to hit $52.84 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.19% or 2.35 to trade at $1262.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.29% to 103.90, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 115.58.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.19% at 97.09.