Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Shipbuilding and Communication sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.01% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Unitika, Ltd. (T:3103), which rose 6.97% or 23.0 points to trade at 353.0 at the close. Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003) added 6.43% or 55.0 points to end at 911.0 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was up 6.43% or 18.0 points to 298.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included CyberAgent Inc (T:4751), which lost 7.06% or 290.0 points to trade at 3820.0 in late trade. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098) declined 5.78% or 202.0 points to end at 3295.0 and The Shizuoka Bank, Ltd. (T:8355) shed 3.91% or 33.0 points to 810.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2418 to 1112 and 189 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 8.40% to 20.25.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.17% or 0.09 to $53.34 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.02% or 0.01 to hit $61.27 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 4.95 to trade at $1332.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.05% to 108.00, while EUR/JPY rose 0.19% to 121.69.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 96.993.