Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Precision Instruments and Electrical/Machinery sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.81%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233), which rose 4.09% or 47.00 points to trade at 1,196.00 at the close. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T:3099) added 2.42% or 23.00 points to end at 975.00 and J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) was up 1.85% or 18.00 points to 992.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104), which lost 6.07% or 182.00 points to trade at 2,816.00 in late trade. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) declined 5.84% or 410.00 points to end at 6,610.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (T:9101) shed 5.74% or 530.00 points to 8,700.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2765 to 780 and 212 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.84% to 21.33.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.55% or 2.40 to $96.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.44% or 2.40 to hit $100.88 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.42% or 8.20 to trade at $1,956.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.16% to 125.56, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 136.40.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 100.15.