Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Non-Metal Minerals , Communication and Electrical/Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 1.43%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Realty & Development Co. (TYO: 8830 ), which rose 5.12% or 263.00 points to trade at 5,395.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nintendo Co Ltd (TYO: 7974 ) added 4.67% or 457.00 points to end at 10,250.00 and Oriental Land Co Ltd (TYO: 4661 ) was up 4.14% or 146.00 points to 3,675.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Advantest Corp. (TYO: 6857 ), which fell 11.14% or 1,023.00 points to trade at 8,162.00 at the close. Japan Steel Works Ltd (TYO: 5631 ) declined 9.87% or 565.00 points to end at 5,157.00 and Fujikura Ltd. (TYO: 5803 ) was down 9.21% or 601.00 points to 5,921.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2332 to 1275 and 266 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nintendo Co Ltd (TYO: 7974 ) rose to all time highs; up 4.67% or 457.00 to 10,250.00.
The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 11.11% to 22.21.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.52% or 0.38 to $73.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.53% or 0.40 to hit $76.58 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 5.09 to trade at $2,771.29 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.80% to 155.77, while EUR/JPY rose 0.25% to 162.54.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.53% at 107.73.