Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Rubber and Machinery sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.75%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (T:5232), which rose 3.21% or 17.0 points to trade at 547.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) added 2.39% or 70.0 points to end at 3005.0 and Obayashi Corp. (T:1802) was up 2.10% or 24.0 points to 1166.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co. (T:5706), which fell 6.78% or 350.0 points to trade at 4810.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 5.15% or 121.0 points to end at 2228.0 and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) was down 4.98% or 146.5 points to 2792.5.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2500 to 930 and 150 ended unchanged.
Shares in Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (T:6976) rose to all time highs; rising 2.39% or 70.0 to 3005.0. Shares in Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (T:9104) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.98% or 146.5 to 2792.5.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 4.40% to 15.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 1.19% or 0.77 to $64.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $73.50 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.42% or 5.40 to trade at $1283.90 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.14% to 110.50, while EUR/JPY fell 0.37% to 127.96.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 94.62.