Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Electrical/Machinery and Trading sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.90%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sompo Holdings Inc (T:8630), which rose 5.21% or 265.0 points to trade at 5353.0 at the close. T&D Holdings, Inc. (T:8795) added 5.07% or 82.0 points to end at 1699.0 and Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc. (T:8354) was up 4.80% or 103.0 points to 2250.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911), which lost 5.56% or 353.0 points to trade at 6000.0 in late trade. Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) declined 4.78% or 320.0 points to end at 6380.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) shed 3.94% or 310.0 points to 7550.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1919 to 1683 and 183 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.14% to 20.13.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.91% or 0.71 to $78.94 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.74% or 0.60 to hit $81.47 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.57% or 10.30 to trade at $1809.10 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 115.22, while EUR/JPY rose 0.16% to 130.66.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 95.845.