Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Retail, Banking and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.92% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were M3 Inc (TYO:2413), which rose 3.19% or 45.00 points to trade at 1,455.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) added 2.97% or 44.00 points to end at 1,524.00 and Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902) was up 2.71% or 17.00 points to 644.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857), which fell 9.21% or 956.00 points to trade at 9,424.00 at the close. Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702) declined 5.01% or 140.50 points to end at 2,665.00 and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:5801) was down 4.95% or 359.00 points to 6,900.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2838 to 842 and 201 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.97% or 44.00 to 1,524.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 12.41% to 21.74.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.48% or 0.37 to $76.93 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.60% or 0.49 to hit $80.52 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 6.36 to trade at $2,684.96 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 157.36, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 161.46.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 109.31.
