Japan's stock market closed trading Tuesday, falling because of negative dynamics of shipbuilding, trade and security sectors.
At the close of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Nikkei 225 fell 0.42%, reaching a monthly minimum.
The leaders of growth among the components of the Nikkei 225 index were the shares of Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (T: 5801), which went up by 13.0 p. (5.16%), closing at 265.0 p. the quotes of Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (T: 5232) rose 19.0 p. (4.35%), reaching 456.0. Shares of Teijin Ltd. (T: 3401) rose 17.0 p. (4.18%), to 424.0.
Leaders of falling were shares of Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd. (T: 1332), the price of which fell 42.0 p. (6.15%), ending the session at around 641.0. Shares of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (T: 4005) rose 36.0 p. (5.41%) to close at 629.0, and Toshiba Corp. (T: 6502) fell in price by 9.8 p. (3.84%) and closed trading at around 245.2.
On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the number of declining securities (1014) exceeded the number closed up (874), and the quotes of 1 company remained virtually unchanged.
The Volatility Index – Nikkei Volatility, which is based on indicators of options traded on Nikkei 225, fell 0.04% to reach 23.33.
As for other Asian stock markets, on Tuesday, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.41%, while S&P/ASX 200 fell 1.63%. At the time of closing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, Taiwan Weighted was down 0.48%.
Futures for WTI crude oil for February delivery added 0.31%, or 0.12, reaching $ 36.88 per barrel. As for other commodities, the price of Brent crude oil for February delivery fell 0.17%, or 0.07, to $ 37.31 a barrel. Gold futures for February delivery rose 0.21%, or 2.30, to $ 1077.50 an ounce.
Meanwhile USD/JPY slightly rose 0.01% to 119.47, and EUR/JPY has the same level at 129.38.
The USD Index is found at 98.95.