Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.81%

Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment , Precision Instruments and Electrical/Machinery sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.81%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T: 8233 ), which rose 4.09% or 47.00 points to trade at 1,196.00 at the close. Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (T: 3099 ) added 2.42% or 23.00 points to end at 975.00 and J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T: 3086 ) was up 1.85% or 18.00 points to 992.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T: 9104 ), which lost 6.07% or 182.00 points to trade at 2,816.00 in late trade. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T: 9107 ) declined 5.84% or 410.00 points to end at 6,610.00 and Nippon Yusen K.K (T: 9101 ) shed 5.74% or 530.00 points to 8,700.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2765 to 780 and 212 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 2.84% to 21.33.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.55% or 2.40 to $96.69 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.44% or 2.40 to hit $100.88 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.42% or 8.20 to trade at $1,956.40 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.16% to 125.56, while EUR/JPY fell 0.01% to 136.40.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 100.15.