Investing.com – Japanese stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the industrials and services sectors led shares lower.
At the end of trading in Tokyo, the Nikkei index fell by 1.03%.
The best performers in the session were: to be purchased Sharp Corp (TYO:) rose 4.43%, or 106.00 points, to trade at 2,497.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Sharp Corp (TYO:) added 4.05%, or 35.80 points, to close at 920.80. NTT Data Company TYO shares rose 3.31%, or 79.00 points, to 2,465.00 in late trading.
The worst performance in the session was Resona Holdings Limited (TYO:), which fell 6.38% or 66.20 points to trade at 971.30 at the close. Advantest Company (TYO:) fell 5.63% or 359.00 points to close at 6,016.00 and Tokyo Electron Co., Ltd. Tokyo Pharmaceutical Co. (TYO:) fell 5.24%, or 1,240.00 points, to 22,440.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1,879 to 1,770, while 217 stocks ended unchanged.
The Nikkei 225, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, rose 7.82% to close at 28.82.
Crude oil futures for November delivery rose 0.64%, or $0.44, to $69.46 a barrel. In other trading, Brent crude futures for November delivery rose 0.47%, or $0.34, to $73.09 a barrel, while gold futures for December delivery rose 0.12%, or $3.20, to trade at $2,612.10 an ounce.
The USD/JPY pair fell 0.04% to 140.54, while the EUR/JPY pair fell 0.07% to 156.44.
The US dollar index fell 0.08% to 100.35.
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