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 declined 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707), which rose 7.92% or 195.0 points to trade at 2657.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. (T:5802) added 4.23% or 55.0 points to end at 1356.5 and Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366) was up 2.89% or 8.0 points to 285.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (T:8801), which fell 4.32% or 98.0 points to trade at 2171.5 at the close. Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (T:7202) declined 3.97% or 41.0 points to end at 991.0 and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (T:7201) was down 3.43% or 20.0 points to 562.6.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2187 to 1345 and 211 ended unchanged.
Shares in Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 7.92% or 195.0 to 2657.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0% to 18.32 a new 6-months low.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 3.27% or 1.61 to $47.63 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 3.35% or 1.75 to hit $50.51 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.82% or 15.40 to trade at $1904.30 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.20% to 103.52, while EUR/JPY fell 0.42% to 126.06.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.61% at 90.502.