Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Retail, Food and Chemical sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.12% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952), which rose 3.04% or 54.0 points to trade at 1828.0 at the close. Fujitsu Ltd. (T:6702) added 2.97% or 20.4 points to end at 708.0 and Minebea Mitsumi Inc (T:6479) was up 2.66% or 49.0 points to 1894.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706), which lost 4.98% or 230.0 points to trade at 4392.5 in late trade. SKY Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. (T:9412) declined 3.72% or 20.0 points to end at 518.0 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T:5801) shed 3.53% or 135.0 points to 3685.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2545 to 879 and 162 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 18.61% to 23.01 a new 3-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.76% or 0.56 to $74.50 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.38% or 0.29 to hit $77.59 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 3.80 to trade at $1245.50 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.06% to 110.97, while EUR/JPY rose 0.27% to 129.41.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 94.38.