Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Finance & Investment and Manufacturing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.59%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (T:7003), which rose 2.99% or 52.0 points to trade at 1789.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Maruha Nichiro Corp (T:1333) added 1.95% or 75.0 points to end at 3930.0 and Takara Holdings Inc. (T:2531) was up 1.54% or 17.0 points to 1119.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co Ltd (T:4506), which fell 9.39% or 222.0 points to trade at 2143.0 at the close. Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) declined 9.18% or 63.0 points to end at 623.0 and Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) was down 5.86% or 28.0 points to 450.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2572 to 864 and 176 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fujikura Ltd. (T:5803) fell to 52-week lows; losing 9.18% or 63.0 to 623.0. Shares in Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) fell to 5-year lows; falling 5.86% or 28.0 to 450.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.73% to 15.08.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.21% or 0.15 to $69.92 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.48% or 0.37 to hit $78.01 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.42% or 5.00 to trade at $1209.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.07% to 111.01, while EUR/JPY rose 0.04% to 128.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 95.04.