Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Food, Fishery and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which rose 6.29% or 73.0 points to trade at 1233.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) added 4.29% or 35.0 points to end at 851.0 and Familymart Ltd (T:8028) was up 3.18% or 240.0 points to 7790.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Olympus Corp. (T:7733), which fell 4.67% or 215.0 points to trade at 4390.0 at the close. Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) declined 2.70% or 270.0 points to end at 9735.0 and Alps Electric Co., Ltd. (T:6770) was down 2.56% or 90.0 points to 3420.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2083 to 1227 and 192 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 6.29% or 73.0 to 1233.0. Shares in Citizen Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:7762) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.29% or 35.0 to 851.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.12% to 17.22.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.77% or 0.45 to $57.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.49% or 0.31 to hit $63.42 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.49% or 6.30 to trade at $1276.00 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.72% to 113.00, while EUR/JPY rose 0.28% to 133.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.48% at 93.26.