Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 2.64%

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

At the close in Tokyo, the declined 2.64%.

The best performers of the session on the were Shizuoka Financial Group Inc (TYO:), which rose 4.51% or 39.00 points to trade at 904.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:) added 3.33% or 58.00 points to end at 1,800.00 and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (TYO:) was up 3.18% or 79.00 points to 2,567.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Hitachi Construction Machinery Co (TYO:), which fell 6.41% or 180.00 points to trade at 2,630.00 at the close. Nikon Corp. (TYO:) declined 6.27% or 88.00 points to end at 1,316.00 and Yaskawa Electric Corp. (TYO:) was down 6.04% or 265.00 points to 4,120.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2824 to 747 and 200 ended unchanged.

Shares in Hitachi Construction Machinery Co (TYO:) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.41% or 180.00 to 2,630.00. Shares in Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 3.33% or 58.00 to 1,800.00.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.97% to 23.33.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.48% or 1.35 to $89.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.36% or 1.31 to hit $94.88 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.22% or 3.65 to trade at $1,671.55 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.04% to 145.62, while EUR/JPY rose 0.11% to 141.50.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 113.05.

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