Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Electrical/Machinery and Manufacturing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Familymart Ltd (T:8028), which rose 3.32% or 420.0 points to trade at 13070.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Marui Group Co., Ltd. (T:8252) added 2.70% or 59.0 points to end at 2248.0 and Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:3382) was up 2.23% or 105.0 points to 4804.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which fell 5.85% or 21.0 points to trade at 338.0 at the close. Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) declined 4.29% or 150.0 points to end at 3350.0 and Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) was down 3.42% or 56.0 points to 1581.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2340 to 1141 and 207 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.91% to 20.59 a new 1-month low.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.74% or 0.40 to $53.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.97% or 0.61 to hit $62.13 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.09% or 1.15 to trade at $1283.75 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.22% to 109.42, while EUR/JPY fell 0.29% to 124.26.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 96.072.