Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the fell 1.88% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the were Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 7.40% or 368.00 points to trade at 5,323.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nidec Corp (TYO:) added 6.87% or 436.00 points to end at 6,783.00 and Hoya Cor (TYO:) was up 2.76% or 470.00 points to 17,495.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which fell 9.15% or 151.50 points to trade at 1,506.50 at the close. Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:) declined 8.41% or 234.50 points to end at 2,557.50 and Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (TYO:) was down 8.30% or 209.50 points to 2,311.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3225 to 518 and 130 ended unchanged.
The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 3.67% to 19.97.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.42% or 0.36 to $85.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.38% or 0.34 to hit $90.44 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.57% or 13.70 to trade at $2,396.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.14% to 154.49, while EUR/JPY fell 0.05% to 163.84.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 106.21.
