Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.48%

Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment , Shipbuilding and Trading sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.48%.

The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shimizu Corp. (TYO:1803 ), which rose 19.54% or 202.00 points to trade at 1,236.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (TYO:7201 ) added 12.81% or 47.20 points to end at 415.80 and Renesas Electronics Corp (TYO:6723 ) was up 8.20% or 163.50 points to 2,156.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (TYO:5714 ), which fell 8.67% or 457.00 points to trade at 4,813.00 at the close. DeNA Co Ltd (TYO:2432 ) declined 6.65% or 164.00 points to end at 2,303.00 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (TYO:7735 ) was down 4.62% or 458.00 points to 9,464.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1823 to 1756 and 282 ended unchanged.

Shares in Shimizu Corp. (TYO:1803 ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 19.54% or 202.00 to 1,236.00.

The Nikkei Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 5.38% to 26.04.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.34% or 0.23 to $67.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.26% or 0.19 to hit $71.64 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 4.60 to trade at $2,613.10 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.02% to 153.74, while EUR/JPY fell 0.16% to 163.53.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 105.61.

Source: Investing.com