Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Manufacturing and Insurance sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.49% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770), which rose 2.00% or 55.0 points to trade at 2806.0 at the close. Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (T:2502) added 1.99% or 73.0 points to end at 3750.0 and IHI Corp. (T:7013) was up 1.98% or 6.0 points to 308.5 in late trade.
Biggest losers included The Kansai Electric Power Co. (T:9503), which lost 4.94% or 64.5 points to trade at 1241.0 in late trade. Resona Holdings, Inc. (T:8308) declined 3.72% or 22.6 points to end at 585.1 and DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432) shed 3.56% or 94.0 points to 2546.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1610 to 1352 and 354 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.36% to 20.61.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.51% or 0.27 to $53.02 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.60% or 0.33 to hit $55.56 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.11% or 1.35 to trade at $1214.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.44% to 113.20, while EUR/JPY rose 0.19% to 121.57.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.27% at 100.22.