Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Marine Transport and Manufacturing sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.07%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233), which rose 4.49% or 83.0 points to trade at 1930.0 at the close. Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. (T:5002) added 4.41% or 109.0 points to end at 2579.0 and Dentsu Inc. (T:4324) was up 3.58% or 190.0 points to 5490.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which lost 5.73% or 133.0 points to trade at 2188.0 in late trade. Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) declined 4.05% or 260.0 points to end at 6160.0 and Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) shed 3.95% or 108.0 points to 2628.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1805 to 1623 and 192 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.07% to 16.94.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.31% or 0.23 to $75.53 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.07% or 0.06 to hit $84.92 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.49% or 5.80 to trade at $1197.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.20% to 113.68, while EUR/JPY fell 0.67% to 131.02.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 95.25.