Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Chemical, Petroleum&Plastic and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 2.70% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (T:6952), which rose 0.30% or 5.0 points to trade at 1670.0 at the close. Meanwhile, NEC Corp. (T:6701) added 0.16% or 5.0 points to end at 3145.0 and Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:2503) was up 0.09% or 2.5 points to 2684.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were TOTO Ltd. (T:5332), which fell 8.27% or 380.0 points to trade at 4215.0 at the close. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) declined 6.80% or 120.5 points to end at 1652.5 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was down 6.51% or 430.0 points to 6175.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3206 to 339 and 135 ended unchanged.
Shares in TOTO Ltd. (T:5332) fell to 52-week lows; losing 8.27% or 380.0 to 4215.0. Shares in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) fell to 3-years lows; down 6.80% or 120.5 to 1652.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.50% to 21.80.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.48% or 0.33 to $68.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.01% or 0.81 to hit $79.02 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.43% or 17.50 to trade at $1238.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.42% to 112.34, while EUR/JPY fell 0.39% to 128.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 95.66.
