Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.84%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Power, Automobiles & Parts and Railway & Bus sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.84%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kao Corp. (TYO:4452), which rose 4.13% or 260.00 points to trade at 6,562.00 at the close. Meanwhile, M3 Inc (TYO:2413) added 4.05% or 57.00 points to end at 1,465.50 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) was up 3.37% or 282.00 points to 8,639.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803), which fell 6.76% or 381.00 points to trade at 5,259.00 at the close. Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920) declined 5.49% or 970.00 points to end at 16,705.00 and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012) was down 5.39% or 335.00 points to 5,885.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2146 to 1467 and 244 ended unchanged.

Shares in Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.49% or 970.00 to 16,705.00. Shares in Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.37% or 282.00 to 8,639.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 9.60% to 23.64.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.13% or 0.09 to $69.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.06% or 0.04 to hit $72.52 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 3.00 to trade at $2,645.60 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 154.11, while EUR/JPY fell 0.25% to 161.44.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 107.10.