Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.76%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101), which rose 1.65% or 27.0 points to trade at 1666.0 at the close. Meanwhile, J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) added 1.26% or 19.0 points to end at 1530.0 and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151) was up 1.22% or 31.0 points to 2573.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. (T:4021), which fell 2.65% or 125.0 points to trade at 4595.0 at the close. Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:6302) declined 2.49% or 80.0 points to end at 3130.0 and Concordia Financial Group Ltd (T:7186) was down 2.16% or 10.0 points to 452.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2258 to 1353 and 186 ended unchanged.
Shares in Toyobo Co., Ltd. (T:3101) rose to 52-week highs; up 1.65% or 27.0 to 1666.0. Shares in J.Front Retailing Co., Ltd. (T:3086) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 1.26% or 19.0 to 1530.0. Shares in Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151) rose to all time highs; rising 1.22% or 31.0 to 2573.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was unchanged 0.00% to 13.69.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.06% or 0.04 to $61.76 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.19% or 0.13 to hit $67.00 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 0.85 to trade at $1517.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.26% to 109.12, while EUR/JPY fell 0.07% to 122.27.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 96.425.