Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.66%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Services and Glass sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.66%.

The best performers 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. Meanwhile, 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.

The worst performers of the session were Toho Co., Ltd. (TYO:9602), which fell 3.81% or 191.00 points to trade at 4,821.00 at the close. 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) was down 3.40% or 90.00 points to 2,553.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2723 to 951 and 212 ended unchanged.

Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:9107) rose to all time highs; up 2.81% or 200.00 to 7,321.00. Shares in Nippon Yusen K.K (TYO:9101) rose to all time highs; up 2.69% or 132.00 to 5,042.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.31% to 22.47 a new 1-month high.

Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.18% or 0.13 to $72.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $78.11 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.30% or 6.15 to trade at $2,052.85 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.28% to 146.15, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 159.56.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 102.67.