Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.14%

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

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

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Suzuki Motor Corp. (T: 7269 ), which rose 4.33% or 225.0 points to trade at 5416.0 at the close. Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (T: 7202 ) added 4.26% or 52.5 points to end at 1283.5 and Nikon Corp. (T: 7731 ) was up 3.64% or 54.0 points to 1537.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Sony Corp (T: 6758 ), which lost 4.43% or 260.0 points to trade at 5610.0 in late trade. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T: 9107 ) declined 4.11% or 58.0 points to end at 1353.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T: 7735 ) shed 4.01% or 180.0 points to 4310.0.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2225 to 1287 and 198 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.33% to 18.56.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.38% or 0.24 to $63.45 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $72.00 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.14% or 1.85 to trade at $1275.45 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.05% to 110.11, while EUR/JPY fell 0.09% to 122.78.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 97.917.