Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Services and Glass sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.66%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TYO:6703), which rose 3.70% or 37.00 points to trade at 1,036.00 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) added 2.81% or 200.00 points to end at 7,321.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) was up 2.69% or 132.00 points to 5,042.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO:9602), which lost 3.81% or 191.00 points to trade at 4,821.00 in late trade. Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (TYO:7912) declined 3.47% or 153.00 points to end at 4,254.00 and Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (TYO:5711) shed 3.40% or 90.00 points to 2,553.50.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2723 to 951 and 212 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.31% to 22.47 a new 1-month high.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.19% or 0.14 to $72.47 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $78.09 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.30% or 6.10 to trade at $2,052.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.28% to 146.13, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 159.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 102.66.