Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Insurance, Communication and Power sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. (T:9301), which rose 3.96% or 118.00 points to trade at 3,095.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings (T:8309) added 3.51% or 146.00 points to end at 4,307.00 and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) was up 3.43% or 11.00 points to 332.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541), which fell 6.64% or 305.00 points to trade at 4,285.00 at the close. Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) declined 5.41% or 167.00 points to end at 2,918.00 and DOWA Holdings Co., Ltd. (T:5714) was down 5.08% or 310.00 points to 5,790.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2219 to 1350 and 244 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 1.03% to 24.57.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 3.84% or 4.37 to $109.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 3.38% or 3.97 to hit $113.40 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.06% or 20.65 to trade at $1,933.55 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 1.39% to 123.75, while EUR/JPY rose 1.15% to 135.57.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 99.21.