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 0.96% to hit a new 6-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Canon Inc (T:7751), which rose 9.24% or 229.0 points to trade at 2708.0 at the close. Seiko Epson Cor (T:6724) added 5.15% or 94.0 points to end at 1919.0 and Nikon Corp. (T:7731) was up 2.98% or 29.0 points to 1001.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Inpex Corp. (T:1605), which lost 4.54% or 36.0 points to trade at 757.0 in late trade. Dentsu Inc. (T:4324) declined 4.21% or 165.0 points to end at 3755.0 and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4005) shed 4.06% or 23.0 points to 544.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2714 to 829 and 224 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.62.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.15% or 0.76 to $67.11 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.14% or 0.78 to hit $69.40 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.40% or 7.25 to trade at $1816.45 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.21% to 109.67, while EUR/JPY rose 0.02% to 129.15.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 93.002.