Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Insurance, Transportation Equipment and Rubber sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.76%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:9532), which rose 1.71% or 8.5 points to trade at 507.0 at the close. West Japan Railway Co. (TOKYO:9021) added 1.36% or 102.0 points to end at 7590.0 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:9531) was up 1.34% or 9.1 points to 690.6 in late trade.
Biggest losers included SUMCO Corp. (TOKYO:3436), which lost 4.21% or 75.0 points to trade at 1705.0 in late trade. The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. (TOKYO:8750) declined 4.11% or 97.5 points to end at 2272.0 and T&D Holdings, Inc. (TOKYO:8795) shed 4.11% or 79.5 points to 1856.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1666 to 217 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.16% to 19.42.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.46% or 0.27 to $58.41 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.45% or 0.28 to hit $62.98 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.27% or 3.20 to trade at $1176.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 124.39, while EUR/JPY rose 0.05% to 140.63.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.12% at 95.11.