Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Gas & Water, Warehousing and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.67% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were KDDI Corp. (T:9433), which rose 3.01% or 77.0 points to trade at 2633.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (T:4519) added 2.54% or 130.0 points to end at 5250.0 and Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:9983) was up 2.29% or 940.0 points to 41920.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706), which fell 7.20% or 362.5 points to trade at 4672.5 at the close. Showa Denko K.K. (T:4004) declined 7.03% or 355.0 points to end at 4695.0 and Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301) was down 6.44% or 118.0 points to 1715.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2793 to 654 and 124 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 9.31% to 26.88.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.26% or 0.16 to $61.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.25% or 0.16 to hit $64.53 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.34% or 4.50 to trade at $1327.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.36% to 105.37, while EUR/JPY fell 0.54% to 129.53.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 90.06.