Japanese stocks fell at the close of trading on Tuesday (March 12), with declines in the shipbuilding, mining and banking sectors driving the overall market downward。Nikkei 225 down 0 at Tokyo close.05%。

Nikkei 225, Shiseido Co. Ltd. (TYO: 4911) was the strongest performing stock, closing up 3.64%, or 148.00: 00, 4218.00。Meanwhile, Daikin Industries Co., Ltd. (TYO: 6367) rose 3.30%, up 665.00: 00, 20845.00 Close; Dongbao Co., Ltd. (TYO: 9602) Up 2 in Late Trading.98%, up 146.00: 00, 5048.00。

Renesas Electronics Co., Ltd. (TYO: 6723) was the day's worst performer, closing down 4.03%, down 102.00: 00, 2428.00。Mitsui Corp. (TYO: 8031) Down 3.45%, down 225.00: 00, 6297.00 closed, while Sumitomo Mitsui Marine Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (TYO: 8725) fell 3.45%, down 271.00: 00, 7579.00。

Advancing stocks outnumbered decliners on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with 2,537 up, 1,123 down and 210 unchanged.。The Nikkei Volatility Index, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, rose 0.05% to 21.96, a one-month high。

Crude oil prices up 0 for April delivery.31%, up $0.24, at 78 per barrel.17美元。Brent crude for May delivery up 0.36%, up 0.$30 at 82 per barrel.$51; while the April gold futures contract fell 0.30%, down 6.$65 at 2,181 per troy ounce.95美元。

Dollar / yen up 0.34%, at 147.44, while EUR / JPY rose 0.44%, at 161.25。

Dollar Index Futures Down 0.03% at 102.43。