Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Communication and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.59% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were JGC Corp. (T:1963), which rose 5.40% or 71.0 points to trade at 1385.0 at the close. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) added 5.24% or 113.0 points to end at 2268.0 and Tokyu Corp. (T:9005) was up 5.13% or 92.0 points to 1886.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (T:7202), which lost 15.99% or 230.0 points to trade at 1208.5 in late trade. Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (T:8354) declined 14.26% or 348.0 points to end at 2092.0 and Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) shed 10.96% or 63.0 points to 512.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2185 to 1383 and 164 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.17% to 23.79 a new 3-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.25% or 0.15 to $60.89 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.01% or 0.01 to hit $70.24 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 3.15 to trade at $1298.65 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.38% to 109.72, while EUR/JPY rose 0.49% to 123.28.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 97.167.