Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.58% By Investing.com

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

At the close in Tokyo, the lost 0.58% to hit a new 1-month low.

The best performers of the session on the were Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 6.22% or 480.00 points to trade at 8,200.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (TYO:) added 4.69% or 57.00 points to end at 1,273.00 and TOTO Ltd. (TYO:) was up 3.26% or 140.00 points to 4,435.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO:), which fell 15.57% or 471.00 points to trade at 2,554.00 at the close. Sumitomo Corp. (TYO:) declined 8.92% or 183.00 points to end at 1,868.00 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was down 8.18% or 285.00 points to 3,200.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2125 to 1394 and 261 ended unchanged.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.01% to 27.83 a new 1-month high.

Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.24% or 0.25 to $102.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.35% or 0.37 to hit $105.57 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.55 to trade at $1,860.15 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 130.29, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 137.65.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 103.72.