Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Gas & Water, Construction and Services sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.58% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107), which rose 6.22% or 480.00 points to trade at 8,200.00 at the close. Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:4506) added 4.69% or 57.00 points to end at 1,273.00 and TOTO Ltd. (TYO:5332) was up 3.26% or 140.00 points to 4,435.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:5631), which lost 15.57% or 471.00 points to trade at 2,554.00 in late trade. Sumitomo Corp. (TYO:8053) declined 8.92% or 183.00 points to end at 1,868.00 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) shed 8.18% or 285.00 points to 3,200.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2125 to 1394 and 261 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.01% to 27.83 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.24% or 0.25 to $102.84 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.36% or 0.38 to hit $105.56 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.44 to trade at $1,860.04 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 130.30, while EUR/JPY rose 0.15% to 137.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 103.74.