Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Banking, Fishery and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.00% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers 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. 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.
Biggest losers included Olympus Corp. (T:7733), which lost 3.70% or 155.0 points to trade at 4035.0 in late trade. 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) shed 3.46% or 51.0 points to 1423.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1710 to 226 and 61 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.24% to 32.78 a new 3-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.98% or 0.48 to $48.40 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.83% or 0.42 to hit $49.93 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.31% or 3.95 to trade at $1282.95 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.