Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Mining, Transport and Rubber sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.78%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 2.56% or 9.0 points to trade at 361.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Isuzu Motors, Ltd. (T:7202) added 2.50% or 40.0 points to end at 1638.0 and JFE Holdings, Inc. (T:5411) was up 1.91% or 32.0 points to 1707.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (T:6302), which fell 5.89% or 172.0 points to trade at 2747.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 5.23% or 108.0 points to end at 1958.0 and Nikon Corp. (T:7731) was down 4.36% or 57.0 points to 1250.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2497 to 1057 and 232 ended unchanged.
Shares in SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.23% or 108.0 to 1958.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was down 2.91% to 25.35.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.75% or 0.68 to $89.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.63% or 0.58 to hit $90.81 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.34% or 6.55 to trade at $1893.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.06% to 114.93, while EUR/JPY rose 0.44% to 130.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 95.740.