Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.44%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were CyberAgent Inc (T:4751), which rose 6.70% or 400.0 points to trade at 6370.0 at the close. Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:9064) added 6.14% or 157.0 points to end at 2713.0 and Advantest Corp. (T:6857) was up 4.77% or 310.0 points to 6810.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252), which lost 4.63% or 91.0 points to trade at 1875.0 in late trade. Tokyu Corp. (T:9005) declined 4.08% or 61.0 points to end at 1433.0 and West Japan Railway Co. (T:9021) shed 4.06% or 241.0 points to 5697.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1892 to 1588 and 189 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.50 a new 3-month low.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.06% or 0.43 to $40.20 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.93% or 0.40 to hit $42.70 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 1.70 to trade at $1791.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 107.56, while EUR/JPY rose 0.01% to 121.40.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 96.930.