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 1.66% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2269), which rose 2.52% or 180.0 points to trade at 7310.0 at the close. KDDI Corp. (T:9433) added 2.10% or 75.0 points to end at 3653.0 and Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. (T:2002) was up 1.75% or 28.0 points to 1629.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Japan Steel Works Ltd (T:5631), which lost 8.80% or 355.0 points to trade at 3680.0 in late trade. Recruit Holdings Co Ltd (T:6098) declined 7.56% or 450.0 points to end at 5506.0 and Rakuten Inc (T:4755) shed 7.48% or 80.0 points to 990.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 3100 to 541 and 171 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 25.74.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.40% or 0.33 to $83.64 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.48% or 0.41 to hit $85.84 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 1.25 to trade at $1842.95 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 113.75, while EUR/JPY fell 0.22% to 128.70.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 95.940.