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 declined 0.73%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (T:8303), which rose 4.28% or 82.0 points to trade at 1999.0 at the close. Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (T:8766) added 3.14% or 193.0 points to end at 6344.0 and Toyota Motor Corp (T:7203) was up 2.15% or 43.0 points to 2045.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201), which lost 2.82% or 15.5 points to trade at 535.1 in late trade. Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) declined 2.72% or 1900.0 points to end at 67860.0 and ANA Holdings Inc (T:9202) shed 2.62% or 62.0 points to 2302.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2383 to 1169 and 212 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 19.78.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.03% or 0.02 to $71.27 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.35% or 0.26 to hit $74.65 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.95 to trade at $1787.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.08% to 113.65, while EUR/JPY rose 0.03% to 128.16.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 96.380.