Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Insurance and Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4063), which rose 4.64% or 580.0 points to trade at 13090.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6504) added 3.24% or 29.0 points to end at 924.0 and Tosoh Corp. (T:4042) was up 2.92% or 73.0 points to 2577.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sekisui House, Ltd. (T:1928), which fell 3.25% or 69.5 points to trade at 2070.5 at the close. IHI Corp. (T:7013) declined 2.97% or 112.4 points to end at 3675.1 and JGC Corp. (T:1963) was down 2.96% or 75.0 points to 2462.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1826 to 1562 and 196 ended unchanged.
Shares in Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (T:4063) rose to all time highs; gaining 4.64% or 580.0 to 13090.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 0.72% to 16.66.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.08% or 0.05 to $66.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.29% or 0.20 to hit $69.95 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.46% or 6.20 to trade at $1345.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.35% to 108.97, while EUR/JPY rose 0.12% to 135.11.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 89.09.