Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Insurance and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.21%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Rakuten Inc (T:4755), which rose 2.83% or 30.0 points to trade at 1090.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Olympus Corp. (T:7733) added 1.74% or 21.0 points to end at 1230.0 and Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. (T:2002) was up 1.61% or 40.0 points to 2522.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aeon Co., Ltd. (T:8267), which fell 3.35% or 75.0 points to trade at 2164.0 at the close. JGC Corp. (T:1963) declined 3.28% or 53.0 points to end at 1564.0 and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (T:9107) was down 2.83% or 39.0 points to 1337.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2109 to 1380 and 222 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rakuten Inc (T:4755) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.83% or 30.0 to 1090.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.12% to 16.20.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.68% or 0.43 to $63.51 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.70% or 0.49 to hit $70.83 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 5.55 to trade at $1301.15 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.21% to 111.49, while EUR/JPY fell 0.06% to 125.23.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 96.852.