Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Transport and Communication sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.14%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Hino Motors, Ltd. (TYO:7205), which rose 5.76% or 24.70 points to trade at 453.30 at the close.

Meanwhile, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TYO:5713) added 4.98% or 151.00 points to end at 3,185.00 and Mitsubishi Corp. (TYO:8058) was up 3.88% or 94.50 points to 2,528.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (TYO:6976), which fell 3.09% or 63.00 points to trade at 1,974.00 at the close. Lasertec Corp (TYO:6920) declined 2.95% or 360.00 points to end at 11,860.00 and Rakuten Inc (TYO:4755) was down 2.86% or 22.20 points to 754.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2114 to 1496 and 240 ended unchanged.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.10% to 27.84.

Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.27% or 0.79 to $63.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.10% or 0.73 to hit $66.99 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.80% or 61.76 to trade at $3,487.06 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.28% to 140.45, while EUR/JPY fell 0.47% to 161.45.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 98.18.

Source: Investing.com