Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.50%

Japan equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.50%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (T:8031), which rose 6.59% or 169.0 points to trade at 2735.0 at the close. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) added 4.64% or 290.0 points to end at 6540.0 and Marubeni Corp. (T:8002) was up 4.24% or 40.5 points to 994.9 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which lost 8.70% or 34.0 points to trade at 357.0 in late trade. Oji Holdings Corp. (T:3861) declined 5.05% or 33.0 points to end at 621.0 and NH Foods Ltd (T:2282) shed 3.88% or 175.0 points to 4335.0.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 2382 to 1115 and 232 ended unchanged on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 21.75.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.07% or 0.05 to $71.31 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in October unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $72.89 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.54% or 9.75 to trade at $1812.45 a troy ounce.

USD/JPY was down 0.08% to 109.19, while EUR/JPY rose 0.03% to 129.71.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 91.993.