Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Shipbuilding, Communication and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.79% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were DeNA Co Ltd (T:2432), which rose 14.44% or 255.0 points to trade at 2021.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Hitachi Zosen Corp. (T:7004) added 8.71% or 29.0 points to end at 362.0 and Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (T:5541) was up 7.03% or 144.0 points to 2192.0 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tosoh Corp. (T:4042), which fell 6.62% or 107.0 points to trade at 1510.0 at the close. Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) declined 6.57% or 173.0 points to end at 2462.0 and Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. (T:7735) was down 5.18% or 255.0 points to 4665.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2443 to 1109 and 164 ended unchanged.
Shares in Toho Zinc Co., Ltd. (T:5707) fell to 3-years lows; losing 6.57% or 173.0 to 2462.0.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.17% to 23.79 a new 3-months high.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.32% or 0.20 to $61.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.78% or 0.55 to hit $71.17 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 3.60 to trade at $1283.80 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.25% to 109.67, while EUR/JPY fell 0.22% to 123.11.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.03% at 97.153.