Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Banking and Finance & Investment sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.05% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp. (T:6502), which rose 3.38% or 10.0 points to trade at 305.5 at the close. Yaskawa Electric Corp. (T:6506) added 3.20% or 105.0 points to end at 3385.0 and Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. (T:4061) was up 2.78% or 19.0 points to 702.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which lost 2.35% or 17.0 points to trade at 706.0 in late trade. Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (T:9531) declined 2.16% or 12.8 points to end at 579.6 and Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) shed 1.75% or 55.0 points to 3090.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 1653 to 1500 and 300 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.46% to 17.40.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.80% or 0.38 to $47.91 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.83% or 0.43 to hit $52.09 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.48% or 6.21 to trade at $1290.49 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.34% to 109.34, while EUR/JPY fell 0.02% to 128.73.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 93.31.