Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Power, Fishery and Gas & Water sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.93%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (T:8630), which rose 3.64% or 151.0 points to trade at 4302.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Hino Motors, Ltd. (T:7205) added 2.36% or 30.0 points to end at 1300.0 and ANA Holdings Inc (T:9202) was up 1.81% or 7.6 points to 427.4 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (T:4151), which fell 4.26% or 83.0 points to trade at 1866.0 at the close. Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (T:5201) declined 2.79% or 120.0 points to end at 4180.0 and Nichirei Corp. (T:2871) was down 2.70% or 79.0 points to 2850.0.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2909 to 423 and 143 ended unchanged.
Shares in ANA Holdings Inc (T:9202) rose to 5-year highs; up 1.81% or 7.6 to 427.4.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 0.20% to 15.17.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.13% or 0.06 to $47.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 1.25% or 0.66 to hit $52.09 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.95% or 12.62 to trade at $1343.02 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was down 0.72% to 109.47, while EUR/JPY fell 0.28% to 130.38.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 92.48.