Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.10% By Investing.com

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 fell 0.10%.

The best performers of the session on the were Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:), which rose 9.08% or 363.00 points to trade at 4,360.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (TYO:) added 5.89% or 145.50 points to end at 2,615.00 and Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:) was up 5.50% or 150.00 points to 2,877.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Lasertec Corp (TYO:), which fell 3.19% or 1,390.00 points to trade at 42,220.00 at the close. Sharp Corp (TYO:) declined 2.86% or 27.20 points to end at 924.70 and Bandai Namco Holdings Inc (TYO:) was down 2.82% or 84.50 points to 2,915.50.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1917 to 1656 and 296 ended unchanged.

Shares in Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 9.08% or 363.00 to 4,360.00. Shares in Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (TYO:) rose to all time highs; up 5.89% or 145.50 to 2,615.00. Shares in Kansai Electric Power Co Inc (TYO:) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.50% or 150.00 to 2,877.50.

The , which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 1.06% to 16.78.

Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.28% or 0.22 to $78.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.05% or 0.04 to hit $82.92 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.37% or 8.65 to trade at $2,343.85 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.00% to 156.85, while EUR/JPY rose 0.13% to 170.62.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.14% at 104.38.