Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 7.86% or 169.0 points to trade at 2318.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Takashimaya Co., Ltd. (T:8233) added 3.40% or 29.0 points to end at 881.0 and Canon Inc (T:7751) was up 3.32% or 57.5 points to 1788.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (T:4911), which fell 3.49% or 240.0 points to trade at 6641.0 at the close. Yahoo Japan Corp. (T:4689) declined 3.19% or 23.0 points to end at 699.0 and Ube Industries, Ltd. (T:4208) was down 3.16% or 61.0 points to 1871.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2209 to 1260 and 228 ended unchanged.
Shares in Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.86% or 169.0 to 2318.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 22.86.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 2.89% or 1.15 to $38.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 2.59% or 1.09 to hit $40.98 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.20% or 3.85 to trade at $1901.35 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.18% to 104.88, while EUR/JPY unchanged 0.00% to 124.19.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 92.920.