Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Gas & Water, Services and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.68%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TYO:7012), which rose 7.26% or 333.00 points to trade at 4,918.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TYO:3405) added 4.18% or 78.50 points to end at 1,955.00 and Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911) was up 4.14% or 133.00 points to 3,345.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Astellas Pharma Inc. (TYO:4503), which fell 4.72% or 84.50 points to trade at 1,705.00 at the close. Konami Corp. (TYO:9766) declined 3.80% or 535.00 points to end at 13,550.00 and Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (TYO:2802) was down 3.61% or 198.00 points to 5,285.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 0 to 0.
Shares in Kuraray Co., Ltd. (TYO:3405) rose to 5-year highs; up 4.18% or 78.50 to 1,955.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 7.82% to 28.82.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.40% or 0.27 to $68.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.31% or 0.22 to hit $71.83 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 4.70 to trade at $2,615.40 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.46% to 140.17, while EUR/JPY fell 0.27% to 155.62.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 100.51.
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