Nikkei 225 closes lower on Tuesday

Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average traded 0.46% or 38.78 points down and closed at 8,440.56 on Tuesday amid investor worries about China's economic outlook. On the downside were Retailer Takashimaya Co Ltd and giving up 3.61% and civil engineering producer Furukawa Co Ltd dropping 3.08%. Among best performers were heavy machinery producer IHI Corp gaining 3.37% and Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd adding 2.89%.