Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Power, Retail and Communication sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.80%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Shiseido Co., Ltd. (TYO:4911), which rose 3.29% or 155.00 points to trade at 4,866.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO:4568) added 2.93% or 120.00 points to end at 4,215.00 and Astellas Pharma Inc. (TYO:4503) was up 2.74% or 51.50 points to 1,933.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541), which fell 4.83% or 62.00 points to trade at 1,221.00 at the close. Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (TYO:5202) declined 3.94% or 27.00 points to end at 658.00 and Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TYO:6703) was down 3.07% or 29.00 points to 916.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 3006 to 694 and 167 ended unchanged.
Shares in Pacific Metals Co., Ltd. (TYO:5541) fell to 5-year lows; falling 4.83% or 62.00 to 1,221.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 3.25% to 23.20 a new 6-months high.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.41% or 0.36 to $87.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.25% or 0.23 to hit $91.93 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 1.15 to trade at $1,993.25 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.03% to 149.88, while EUR/JPY rose 0.06% to 158.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 105.94.