Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.19%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Eisai Co., Ltd. (T:4523), which rose 19.35% or 1500.0 points to trade at 9251.0 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) added 4.92% or 160.0 points to end at 3415.0 and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (T:4568) was up 4.92% or 116.5 points to 2483.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713), which lost 4.07% or 198.0 points to trade at 4665.0 in late trade. Oji Holdings Corp. (T:3861) declined 3.12% or 21.0 points to end at 653.0 and Daikin Industries, Ltd. (T:6367) shed 3.12% or 660.0 points to 20520.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 2239 to 1240 and 252 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.15.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.61% or 0.42 to $68.81 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.64% or 0.46 to hit $71.03 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 1.35 to trade at $1897.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.22% to 109.48, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 133.23.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 90.110.