Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Banking, Mining and Shipbuilding sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 2.42% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101), which rose 5.99% or 10.0 points to trade at 177.0 at the close. Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T:1332) added 2.10% or 12.0 points to end at 584.0 and Nichirei Corp. (T:2871) was up 1.44% or 13.0 points to 914.0 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Tokuyama Corp. (T:4043), which lost 7.57% or 14.0 points to trade at 171.0 in late trade. IHI Corp. (T:7013) declined 5.99% or 13.0 points to end at 204.0 and SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) shed 5.93% or 40.0 points to 635.0.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 1854 to 42 and 10 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.52% to 28.07.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.50% or 0.18 to $35.52 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.24% or 0.09 to hit $37.60 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.69% or 8.40 to trade at $1227.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.89% to 110.35, while EUR/JPY fell 0.89% to 125.67.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.06% at 94.53.