Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Fishery, Shipbuilding and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:4041), which rose 5.96% or 44.0 points to trade at 782.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Kajima Corp. (TOKYO:1812) added 5.86% or 36.0 points to end at 650.0 and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TOKYO:4506) was up 5.16% or 75.0 points to 1528.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Maruha Nichiro Corp (TOKYO:1333), which fell 7.41% or 153.0 points to trade at 1913.0 at the close. Mitsubishi Corp. (TOKYO:8058) declined 6.85% or 181.5 points to end at 2467.0 and IHI Corp. (TOKYO:7013) was down 6.67% or 33.0 points to 462.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 968 to 909 and 1 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kajima Corp. (TOKYO:1812) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 5.86% or 36.0 to 650.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.63% to 17.45.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.13% or 0.51 to $45.68 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.78% or 0.39 to hit $49.91 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.23% or 2.50 to trade at $1086.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.02% to 124.00, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 135.88.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.07% at 97.53.