Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Paper & Pulp and Automobiles & Parts sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.79%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Chiyoda Corp. (T:6366), which rose 4.07% or 37.0 points to trade at 945.0 at the close. Meanwhile, JGC Corp. (T:1963) added 2.84% or 60.0 points to end at 2172.0 and Konami Corp. (T:9766) was up 2.31% or 130.0 points to 5750.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. (T:5301), which fell 3.22% or 64.0 points to trade at 1924.0 at the close. SUMCO Corp. (T:3436) declined 3.18% or 71.0 points to end at 2160.0 and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (T:7211) was down 3.03% or 27.0 points to 865.5.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2773 to 665 and 157 ended unchanged.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 5.28% to 17.55.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.34% or 0.23 to $68.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.73% or 0.55 to hit $74.77 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.00 to trade at $1271.70 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.43% to 109.50, while EUR/JPY fell 0.36% to 127.70.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 94.18.