Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.96% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.96%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (T:9501), which rose 4.89% or 20.0 points to trade at 429.0 at the close. Canon Inc (T:7751) added 4.36% or 97.0 points to end at 2322.0 and Seiko Epson Cor (T:6724) was up 4.09% or 68.0 points to 1730.0 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107), which lost 6.04% or 119.0 points to trade at 1852.0 in late trade. JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) declined 5.48% or 55.0 points to end at 948.0 and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (T:5713) shed 5.35% or 273.0 points to 4830.0.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2191 to 1320 and 220 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 20.90.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.51% or 0.27 to $52.50 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.54% or 0.30 to hit $55.38 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 3.60 to trade at $1851.60 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was up 0.04% to 103.78, while EUR/JPY fell 0.10% to 125.78.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 90.517.