Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.37%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Fishery, Banking and Marine Transport sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 1.37%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407), which rose 4.29% or 40.90 points to trade at 994.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Hitachi Zosen Corp. (TYO:7004) added 4.25% or 35.00 points to end at 858.00 and Maruha Nichiro Corp (TYO:1333) was up 4.03% or 104.50 points to 2,700.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802), which fell 10.21% or 611.00 points to trade at 5,371.00 at the close. Shimizu Corp. (TYO:1803) declined 8.49% or 92.50 points to end at 997.50 and NTT Data Corp. (TYO:9613) was down 6.58% or 125.50 points to 1,783.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2351 to 1250 and 251 ended unchanged.

Shares in Maruha Nichiro Corp (TYO:1333) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.03% or 104.50 to 2,700.50.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.75% to 20.16.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.64% or 0.52 to $80.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.70% or 0.60 to hit $84.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.52% or 10.25 to trade at $1,978.35 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 150.38, while EUR/JPY rose 0.09% to 160.99.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 105.26.