Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.60%

Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic, Rubber and Power sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.60%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Seiko Epson Cor (TYO:6724), which rose 2.08% or 58.00 points to trade at 2,849.00 at the close. Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) added 1.60% or 90.00 points to end at 5,719.00 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (TYO:9104) was up 1.27% or 64.00 points to 5,119.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included M3 Inc (TYO:2413), which lost 4.86% or 85.50 points to trade at 1,675.00 in late trade. Mercari Inc (TYO:4385) declined 4.01% or 95.00 points to end at 2,277.00 and TOTO Ltd. (TYO:5332) shed 3.94% or 202.00 points to 4,923.00.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 3128 to 518 and 200 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.45% to 26.43.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.26% or 0.18 to $69.86 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.27% or 0.20 to hit $74.09 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.38% or 10.50 to trade at $2,749.40 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 150.73, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 163.19.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 103.70.