Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.10%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Precision Instruments and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.10%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hitachi Zosen Corp. (TYO:7004), which rose 4.14% or 43.00 points to trade at 1,082.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Aozora Bank, Ltd. (TYO:8304) added 3.70% or 79.00 points to end at 2,215.00 and Omron Cor (TYO:6645) was up 3.36% or 186.00 points to 5,721.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Engineering&Shipbuilding (TYO:7003), which fell 6.93% or 86.00 points to trade at 1,155.00 at the close. Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) declined 5.40% or 42.80 points to end at 749.70 and Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (TYO:2501) was down 4.57% or 322.00 points to 6,729.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1850 to 1788 and 242 ended unchanged.

Shares in Hitachi Zosen Corp. (TYO:7004) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.14% or 43.00 to 1,082.00.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 7.96% to 19.88.

Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.20% or 0.16 to $78.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.10% or 0.08 to hit $83.48 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 0.95 to trade at $2,030.35 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.17% to 150.37, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 161.98.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 104.25.