Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Manufacturing and Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Yokogawa Electric Corp. (TYO:6841), which rose 3.34% or 100.00 points to trade at 3,095.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Aozora Bank, Ltd. (TYO:8304) added 2.56% or 54.00 points to end at 2,163.00 and Nexon Co Ltd (TYO:3659) was up 2.50% or 50.00 points to 2,046.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Konica Minolta, Inc. (TYO:4902), which fell 6.98% or 39.10 points to trade at 521.10 at the close. Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702) declined 4.98% or 151.00 points to end at 2,881.00 and Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (TYO:9009) was down 4.87% or 73.00 points to 1,425.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2576 to 1028 and 253 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.79% to 28.16 a new 3-months high
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.02% or 0.01 to $66.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.10% or 0.07 to hit $69.35 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 5.86 to trade at $2,905.26 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.01% to 147.26, while EUR/JPY rose 0.26% to 159.92.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 103.72.
Source: Investing.com
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