Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Fishery, Food and Power sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.27%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (T:8801), which rose 1.78% or 42.0 points to trade at 2405.5 at the close. Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9062) added 1.75% or 10.0 points to end at 583.0 and MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings (T:8725) was up 1.67% or 59.0 points to 3589.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which lost 3.72% or 19.0 points to trade at 492.0 in late trade. Minebea Mitsumi Inc (T:6479) declined 3.35% or 51.0 points to end at 1470.0 and J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) shed 3.30% or 53.0 points to 1552.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2215 to 811 and 310 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.74% to 20.10.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.26% or 0.14 to $52.94 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.27% or 0.15 to hit $55.83 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 4.95 to trade at $1258.85 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.24% to 110.67, while EUR/JPY fell 0.21% to 117.31.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 100.88.