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 lost 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857), which rose 6.45% or 770.00 points to trade at 12,710.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Tokuyama Corp. (TYO:4043) added 6.18% or 216.00 points to end at 3,711.00 and Kanadevia Corp (TYO:7004) was up 3.27% or 34.00 points to 1,075.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (TYO:5706), which fell 6.69% or 714.00 points to trade at 9,961.00 at the close. Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:7762) declined 5.53% or 59.00 points to end at 1,008.00 and Fujikura Ltd. (TYO:5803) was down 4.80% or 650.00 points to 12,905.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2192 to 1432 and 225 ended unchanged.
Shares in Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) rose to all time highs; rising 6.45% or 770.00 to 12,710.00. Shares in Tokuyama Corp. (TYO:4043) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.18% or 216.00 to 3,711.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.08% to 25.07.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.72% or 0.45 to $62.71 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.73% or 0.48 to hit $66.50 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.28% or 10.32 to trade at $3,687.72 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.31% to 147.05, while EUR/JPY fell 0.29% to 172.99.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 97.34.
Source: Investing.com
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